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September, 1S61 - 3®Pt®"^ber, 1865 



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PRESS OF 
WILSON, HUMPHREYS & CO. 

LOGANSPORT, IND. 



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TO THE 

^nltsteei mitn of the ^ortg -sixth Hegtmcnt, 
Indiana Bolutttcets; 

For the Private Soldiers are the true Heroes of the War; not the otficers, upon 
whom too generally falls all the credit of successful action. They 
bear the weight of the heavy blows sent by the enemy, 
while the glory earned by them too often settles 
around those who, although more promi- 
nent upon record, are often less 
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PREFACE. 

AT the annual meeting of the Forty-sixth Indiana Regi- 
mental Association, held at Delphi, Ind., in September 
last, it was determined that a History of the Regiment should 
be prepared, and a committee was appointed to compile the 
work. The duty has been performed, and the Committee pre- 
sents this volume as the result of its labor, in the hope that 
the book will serve the purpose of the Association, in giving- 
the survivors of the Regiment, in sufficient detail, a record of 
most of the incidents of the service. 

The Committee does not pretend that it has succeeded in 
compiling a work that will entertain the general public, though, 
to many outside of the organization, it may prove interesting. 
It was designed to furnish the survivors of the Regiment, their 
families and friends, a book which, now and in future years, 
may recall the stirring and exciting scenes through which the 
Regiment passed. 

Much difficulty has been encountered by the Committee, in 
reaching facts and dates through the memory of the members 
of the Regiment. The lapse of a quarter of a century has dimmed 
the memory of nearly all, and left many interesting facts and 
events forgotten. With the material at hand, the Committee 
has done the best that was possible, and believes that the His- 
tory will be found as complete as could be expected. 

The service of the Regiment was varied. It served on 
land and water. Much of its time was spent on gunboats, 
transports and flatboats. It served in Kentucky, Tennessee, 
Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas. It was 

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VI PREFACE. 

often engaged independent of other regiments. It was in 
active service nearly four years, and with many of its original 
members as officers. It was in many important actions, and 
acknowledges one hona-fide retreat. The members of the 
Regiment were harmonious, and the most unwelcome order M^as 
always promptly obeyed. 

The members of the Committee acknowledge the pleasure 
they have enjoyed in reviving many forgotten incidents of the 
service, and the companionship of the comrades of those event- 
ful days. Even the fatigue, the danger and the suffering of the 
times, were compensated for, by the acts of kindness they called 
out, and cannot be forgotten. 

The record of no Indiana regiment was dimmed by any act 
that dishonored its members or the State. The Forty-sixth 
simply claims that it was an Indiana regiment, and that its 
members are satisfied with its record. 

Thos. H. Beinghukst, 
Frank Swigart, 
July 2, 1888. Committee. 



The ^''orty=Si2ctK Cudiana. 



CHAPTER I 



Organization. — First March. — Indianapolis. — Madison. — Louis\tllk, 
— Camp Oakland. — Bardstown. — Wickliff. — Salt River. — Gen- 
eral jSTelson. — Down the River. — Evansville. — Paducaii. — 
Cairo. — Septejiber, 1861 -February, 1863. 

THE campaigns of the " three mouths' service" were concluded. 
The defeat at Bull Run had been suffered, and the Nation 
was preparing for the desperate struggle, now manifestly upon it. 
Indiana was alive with military preparation. Already she had 
many regiments in the field. Cass, Carroll and White counties 
had recruited and sent the Nation's army six companies of infantry, 
and a considerable number of the citizens of those counties had 
joined organizations in other districts. Portions of a regiment 
had been recruited at Logansport, under a promise by Governor 
Morton that a regiment would be accepted from that point, pro- 
vided the State should be at no expense for quarters. Barracks 
had been commenced there, on a citizens' subscription, and were 
sufficiently advanced to be made habitable by the 7th of October, 
1861. Final authority for organizing the Forty-sixth Regiment 
was received in the following: 

Indianapolis, September 30, 1861. 
"Hon. R. P. DeHart, Hon. Graham N. Fitch, Newton G. Scott and 
Thomas H. Bringhurst are authorized to raise a regiment, to rendezvous at 
Logansport. Build your barracks, hurry up your company organizations 
and put them in camp. 

' ' By order of Governor O. P. Morton. 
"William R. Holloway." 

This stimulated recruiting, and, in a few days, the regiment 
was in camp, made up as follows: 

A full company from Cass county, under John Guthrie, 
entered September 30. 



10 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

Part of a company from Camden, Carroll county, under 
David Paden and David Howell, October 3. 

A full company from Delphi, Carroll county, under John H. 
Gould, October 5. 

A full company from Cass county, under Aaron M. Flory, 
October 7. 

A part of a company from Carroll county, under Bernard F. 
Schermerhorn, October 10. 

A part of a company from Pulaski county, under Felix B. 
Thomas, October 17. 

A part of a company from White county, under William 
Spencer, October 18. 

A part of a company from Fulton county, under Benjamin F. 
Orover. 

A part of a company from Wabash and White counties, 
tinder James H. Thomas. 

A part of a company from White county, under Robert W. 
Sill, October 20. 

A jDart of a company from Cass county, under N. B. Booth, 
October 20. 

The camp was fully organized and under discipline by 
October 7, when John H. Gould was appointed to command the 
barracks, who issued the tirst "regimental orders" on that day. 

On September 30, 1861, commissions were issued by Governor 
Morton to the field officers, as follows: Graham N. Fitch, colonel; 
Newton G. Scott, lieutenant colonel; Thomas H. Bringhurst, 
major; Richard P. DeHart, adjutant; and, on September 24, to 
David D. Dykeman, quartermaster; on December 11, to Robert 
Irvin, chaplain; on October 7, to Horace Coleman, surgeon, and to 
William S. Haymond, assistant surgeon. 

During October, 1861, the several companies having been 
filled up to the maximum, elections were held for company ofticers, 
resulting in the following organizations: 

Company A. — Captain, John H. Gould; first lieutenant, 
William A. Pigman; second lieutenant, James M. Watts. 

Company B. — Captain, Aaron M. Flory; first lieutenant, John 
T. Castle; second lieutenant, John M. Arnout. 

Company C. — Captain, Bernard F. Schermerhorn; first lieu- 
tenant, Anthony Garret; second lieutenant, Andrew B. Robertson. 

Company D. — Captain, John Guthrie; first lieutenant, Wil- 
liam M. DeHart; second lieutenant, Charles A. Brownlie. 



ORGANIZATION. MARRIAGE IN CAMP. MARCH. 11 

Company E. — Captain, William Spencer; first lieutenant, Eli 
R. Herman; second lieutenant, Henry Snyder. 

Company F. — Captain, David Howell; first lieutenant, 
Bernard B, Dailey; second lieutenant, Atlas A. Benham. 

Company G. — Captain, Robert W. Sill; first lieutenant, 
Joseph D. Cowdin; second lieutenant, John M. Berkey. 

Company H. — Captain, Felix B. Thomas; first lieutenant, 
George Burson; second lieutenant, James W. Brown. 

Company I. — Captain, James H. Thomas; first lieutenant, 
John W. F. Liston; second lieutenant, N. B. Booth. 

Company K.— Captain, Benjamin F. Grover; first lieutenant, 
Robert M. Shields; second lieutenant, Jacob H. Leiter. 

Commissions for the above ofiicers were given them at Indian- 
apolis, on December 11, bearing date October 4, 1861. 

Anticipating an early departure, the several departments of 
the regiment were actively engaged in procuring the necessary 
supplies. An abundance of comfortable clothing was received and 
distributed. An inferior article of Enfield rifles was received. 
Horses were purchased for wagons. [The wagons Avere met at 
Louisville.] Pending the expected orders to move, the regiment 
was industriously drilled. On the 28th of November the monotony 
of camp life Avas diversified by the marriage of Mr. William 
Cornell, of Company D., to Miss Annett Smith, by the regimental 
chaplain, Robert Irvin. The ceremony was performed on a plat- 
form, in the presence of the assembled regiment. 

On the morning of the 12th of December, 1861, the Forty- 
sixth regiment broke camp and prepared for actual service. At 8 
o'clock the line was formed and the regiment was mustered into 
the service of the United States by Lieutenant Edgar E. Phelps, 
of the regular army, for three years. Ofiicers and men took the 
regulation oath, and, led by the Logan band, took up the line of 
march for the war. The route was direct for the depot of the 
Wabash railroad, where the regiment was rapidly and safely 
placed on comfortable cars, and, at 10 o'clock, the train moved 
slowly off toward LaFayette, Just previous to the departure a 
handsome national flag was presented to the regiment by the citizens 
of Logansport, through Mr. Charles B. Lasselle, Avhich was received, 
on behalf of the regiment, by Colonel G. N. Fitch. 

As descriptive of the departure of the regiment, the following 
is copied from the Logansport Journal of December 1-1, 1861: 



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12 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

"The spectacle was such as has never before been witnessed in this 
place. The streets through which the regiment marched were crowded 
with people, and it was scarcely possible to make a passage through the 
mass. The gleam of the bright Enfields, the measured tread of the thou- 
sand men, the music, the gallant bearing of the soldiers, and, more than all, 
the thought that all this preparation — this bustle— was, most likely, the 
opening scene to a bloody tragedy, gave an interest to the occasion that 
could be experienced at no other time. 

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"At the depot the scene Avas still more exciting. No less than four 
thousand persons had gathered there to take a last look at the boys and bid 
them good-bye. Mothers who had given up their only son, to subject him 
to certain hardship, danger and probable death to vindicate the honor of 
the Government; fathers bravely struggling against fraternal emotion ard 
exhorting their boys to noble deeds in the defense of the right; brothers, 
sisters, husbands, wives, all shaken by a natural grief at the sad parting, 
yet, with all, not a word of repining, not a wish that the loved ones should 
remain at home in the hour of their country's peril." • 

Arriving at LaFayette, the regiment was received at the depot 
by the Fortieth Regiment, under Colonel Wilson, and by Cox's 
battery. 

On the arrival of the regiment at Indianapolis, camp Avas 
found already prepared by a detail sent doAvn in advance, and 
orders Avere in Avaiting directing the regiment to proceed imme- 
diately to Louisville. The train Avas taken for Madison on the 
14th of December. 

Madison was reached at 3 a. m. on the 15th. The reception 
Avas rather cold and cheerless. The boats intended for the regi- 
ment were not ready, and the men Avere compelled to accept quar- 
ters along the levee until daylight. At 6.30 a. jr. the right divi- 
sion, under the lieutenant colonel, marched aboard the "City of 
Madison," and the left, under the major, the "Lancaster, No. 3." 
At 10 o'clock the boats pushed out into the river. The levee Avas 
lined Avith people, Avho greeted the soldiers Avith cheers and the 
waving of handkerchiefs. The soldiers responded with such shouts 
as a thousand such throats could utter. 

As the tAvo boats passed down the river, with the croAvded 
levee in sight and under the sound of the bells ringing for church, 
it recalled to many a similar scene, which occurred on the same 
spot, years before. In 18-16 a company from Cass county was 
going to the Mexican war. It came from Logan sport, through 
Indianapolis, to Madison, and Avas transported by steamboat from 
Madison to Louisville on a Sunday morning. The same drummer 



MADISON. LOUISVILLE. — OAKLAND. 13 

who beat to the tune of "The Girl I Left Behind Me'' then, again 
beat to the same tune now from a similar position. 

The passage down the river was uneventful. In landing, one" 
of tlie men walked off a plank, and would have been drowned only 
for the prompt assistance of his comrades. This soldier had been 
in the enjoyment of a pair of new shoes, and his apparent anxiety 
to keep them out of the water submerged his head. Quite an 
effort was necessary, on the part of the man's friends, to restore 
his vital parts to the atmosphere, at the expense of the shoes. 

The regiment arrived at Jeffersonville at 1 p. m. At 4, orders 
came for disembarkation at Louisville. At 7 o'clock the regiment 
was on its camp ground, on or near the Oakland race course, a 
short distance from the city. Orders were out for an immediate 
march, but some delay was necessary, on account of the non-arrival 
of the wagons. A large number of troops were on the ground, 
and there was much confusion. 

The regimental wagons arrived on the 18th. The horses were 
hitched up in their new harness and made a grand appearance. 

The chaplain, Mr. Irvin, organized the postoffice. 

Swain H. Nelson, of Company A, was injured by the accidental 
discharge of a gun. He was subsequently killed at Champion's 
Hill. 

The regiment was restricted to thirteen wagons. This neces- 
sitated the turning over of forty horses. Mr. Van Vorst, the 
wagon-master, was so discriminating in his selection that the best 
animals largely predominated on the regiment's side. 

The regiment left Camp Oakland on the 18th of December at 
2 o'clock, and encamped for the night at Fern creek, eleven miles 
from Louisville. 

The Eleventh Michigan, which left in advance, was already in 
camp. The wagons were behind, and did not arrive in time for 
cooking. Considerable grumbling arose from the necessity of 
going to bed without supper. The wagons straggled in during the 
night, and as each one arrived, the driver aroused the camp in find- 
ing his company. 

Reveille was beaten on the 19th at 4 o'clock, and some hours 
were spent in hunting up camp property and getting into shape. 
Then there was a march of seven miles to a camp by a sjjring, 
and on hilly ground. 

On the 20th, fifteen miles were made with much complaint 
about stiff limbs and sore feet. During the night, the Fifty-eighth 



14 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

Ohio, Colonel Carr, arrived and went into camp. Many of the 
men were broken down. Their wagons and some hired teams were 
loaded with exhausted men, knapsacks and guns. The men were 
so tired that, without waiting for tents, they threw themselves 
upon the ground and slept. During the night the thermometer 
fell to twelve degrees. 

On the 21st the regiment reached Bardstown, forty miles from 
Louisville. The encampment was on the south fork of Green 
river. Here a member of Company I had an attack of insanity. 
He broke from camp and went through houses generally,, 
greatly alarming the natives. He was finally subdued. The 
weather turned cold and there was much suffering. Some had 
small stoves, which helped considerably. On the 23d a move was 
made to a better location. Great preparations Avere being made 
for Christmas. Negroes came in with turkies and jDies, all of 
which found a ready market. On the 28th camp was again moved^ 
five miles south on the pike. 

On the 2d a large Sibley tent, occupied by a number of 
Company H, took fire while the regiment was on drill. The 
edifice, with its entire contents, was destroyed, and twenty home- 
less wanderers were cast upon the charities of an unsympathizing 
camp. No insurance. On the same day the quartermaster sent a 
trusty agent to town for rations of groceries. Meeting with unex- 
pected good friends, the man became confused in his mission, and 
drew 1,200 pounds of fresh meat. He arrived in camp at midnight, 
and insisted that meat was what the quartermaster wanted. 

The regiment was drilled four hours in the morning and three 
in the afternoon. The latter drill was with knapsacks. None were 
exempt from the duty, except on surgeon's certificate. The earlier 
and later portions of the day were devoted to persimmons, of 
which there was an abundance. 

On the 6th the regiment started for Camp Wickliff, twenty- 
three miles distant, and went into camp at Knob creek, fourteen 
miles. Weather severely cold and roads muddy. Reached Wick- 
liff at 1 1 A. M. There was great confusion from the rush of troops 
and stores. Thermometer fifteen degrees. 

The Forty-sixth at Wickliff, was brigaded with the Forty-first 
Ohio, the Forty-seventh Indiana and the Sixth Kentucky, under 
command of Colonel VVilliam B. Hazen, of the Forty-first Ohio. 
Squad, company, regimental and brigade schools were immediately 
organized, and, in fair weather, drilling occupied the greater part 



CAMP WICKLIFF. SALT RIVER. EMBARKATION. 15 

of the day. The regimental drills were enjoyed from 1 to 4 
o'clock each afternoon, a portion of the time witli knapsacks. The 
sick list averaged 125. 

During the five weeks' stay at Camp Wickliff there was much 
wet and cold weather. The discipline of General Nelson was very 
severe, rendering the first experience of tie regiment in military 
life not enchanting. 

The regiment started for the Ohio river on the 14th of Feb- 
ruary. The Aveather was very cold, and the roads exceedingly 
heavy. Sixteen miles were made by evening. The men suffered 
very much, and the fatigue was much aggravated by the impera- 
tive orders of General Nelson against straggling. Went into 
camp at dark. The wagons had stalled, and did not come in until 
9 o'clock. The weather grew colder and there were no tents. An 
abundance of hay was found and appropriated. Fences were also 
used quite liberally. 

The regiment remained in that camp all the next day, and on 
the 16th again took up the line of march, and arrived within two 
miles of the Ohio river at dark. On this last march the suffering 
was extreme. Over a thousand men straggled. Many did not get 
into camp until the next day. The Forty-sixth suffered as little as 
any regiment, and came into camp in fair order. It was on this 
march that General Nelson gathered in so many swords from 
officers, for permitting their men to lie on the snow. 

On the 17th orders were received to prepare for embarkation 
on steamboats. They were already at the landing, awaiting their 
loads. The assignment of boats for the division was as follows: 

On the "Diana," the Sixth Ohio, with General Nelson, as the 
flag ship; on the "Autocrat," the Twenty-fourth Ohio; on the 
"John Raines," the Fifty-first Ohio; on the "Woodford," the 
Thirty-sixth Indiana; on the "Silver Moon," the right wing of the 
Forty-first Ohio; on the "Lady Jackson," the left wing of the 
Forty-first Ohio; on the " Glendale," the right wing of the Forty- 
seventh Indiana; on the "Lady Pike," the left wing of the Forty- 
seventh Indiana; on the " Izetta," Companies A, F, D and I, of the 
Forty-sixth Indiana; on the " City of Madison," Companies C, H 
and E, and on the "Golden State," G, K and B, of the same regi- 
ment; on the "Lancaster, No. 4," the right wing, and on the 
" Switzerland," the left wing of the Sixth Kentucky, 

A field officer was on each boat. Colonel Fitch was on the 
"City of Madison," Lieutenant Colonel Scott on the "Izetta" and 



16 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

Major Bringburst on the "Golden State." The Avork of loading 
was accomplished by 8 p. m., with great difficulty. The loaded 
wagons were backed down the steep bank by large details of men, 
and the miscellaneous equipage of the regiment was piled up on 
the boats' decks in great confusion. It was not assorted until late 
next day. The officers were ordered to run the boats in a pre- 
scribed order, in double column, with the "Diana" in the lead. 
The imperative order to each was to follow his leader, regardless 
of circumstances. The fleet started out in a misty rain, and the 
boats became considerably mixed up. Stops were necessary on 
account of the fog, and at daylight the fleet had made only eighty 
miles. Cannelton was reached by 9 o'clock, where a full supply of 
coal had been ordered and was expected. None was ready, and 
General Nelson loudly threatened to hang the proprietor for his 
delinquency. The fleet remained until 5.30 p. m., getting what 
coal was possible. 

After considerable running up and down the river, a portion 
of the fleet reached Smithland, at the mouth of the Cumberland 
river, and 315 miles below the starting point. Here the leading 
boats turned up the river, and the " Golden State," with the left 
companies, followed to Evansville, 151 miles above. The other 
boats, with the remainder of the regiment, had not been seen since 
the start, on the 17th. 

The portion of the fleet now together (seventeen boats), kept 
on past Evansville, and it seemed that the whole expedition had 
lost purpose and was returning at will. The order to follow the 
leading boat was still good, but the major in charge of the " Golden 
State," thinking it a waste of fuel to be thus aimlessl}'^ running up 
and down the river, when about twelve miles above Evansville, 
ordered the captain of the boat to run in shore and tie up until 
General Nelson found out what he wanted to do. Accordingly 
the "Golden State" was turned into the bank and tied up, while 
the soldiers, crew and officers of the boat patiently awaited devel- 
opments. Boat after boat passed up until all seemed gone. 

Suddenly the "Diana," the flag ship, was seen coming down 
the river, under a full head of steam. Evidently the "Golden 
State" was noticed, for the "Diana" turned short in toward her. 
And now there was tribulation among the occupants of the " Golden 
State." The plainest order of General Nelson had been disobeyed, 
and the reputation of that officer for severe discipline warranted 
any punishment that could be anticipated. 



DOWN THE OHIO. 1*^ 

As the "Diana" cam« near, an aide of the general's came to- 
the side of the boiler deck and inquired the name of the regiment 
and of the colonel, which were given him by the major. In a 
moment the general himself came forward and inquired the reason^ 
of the boat's position. The major described an accident that hadi 
occurred near Evansville — not serious. The general said he would 
come aboard and see what was the matter, and the captain of the 
boat hastened to the engineer, to post him on the situation. On 
coming on board, the general sent for that officer and got an accu- 
rate description of the break, and an estimate of the time required 
to repair it. Many inquiries were made by the general about the 
regiment and Colonel Fitch. He said the regiment was a good 
one and had good officers, but all had much to learn. He was 
invited to dinner by the major and concluded to stay. 

At dinner the general was very sociable, but there was a cloud 
over the boat officers. The captain had a card suspended over the 
table announcing that one dollar and fifty cents per day would be 
charged officers for board. The general ordered the card down^ 
and threatened that if he ever knew him to charge over one dollar 
per day, he would hunt him up and execute him. He said the 
Government paid a large sum for the service of the boats, and the 
soldiers should not be imposed upon. 

After dinner, the general invited the major to go with him on 
board the "Diana," which he did, after leaving orders with the 
captain of the "Golden State" to come to Evansville, as soon as 
the repairs were completed. On the "Diana" the officers of the 
boat and of the Sixth Ohio were about to sit down to dinner. On 
invitation, the general and the major again dined. 

At Evansville, the general and his new aide went to the tele- 
crraph office, whence the general sent many dispatches up the river. 
They then returned to the landing, and, as the "Golden State" 
had arrived, the major went on board and started down the river. 
Before leaving, the general gave especial orders that the regiment 
should wait at Paducah for orders from him, for he should retain 
it in his division. 

The "Golden State" reached Paducah at 3.30 a. m., on the 
21st. The major immediately reported the regiment to General 
Sherman, who was in his office with his aides, busy forwarding 
troops on their several routes. He dii;pcted the Forty-sixth to 
report to General Payne, at Cairo, and at 6 o'clock the " Golden 
State," with her three companies, was again steaming down the river.. 



18 THE FOETY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

The "City of Madison" and the "Izetta," with the remainder 
of the regiment, reached Paducah on the evening of the 21st, and 
were sent on to Cairo. General Nelson made strenuous efforts 
with General Sherman to retain the regiment, but without success. 

The several companies did not come together until they met 
at Commerce, on the 23d of February. 

On the arrival of the "Golden State" at Cairo, the whole regi- 
ment was ordered by General Payne to report to General Poi>e, at 
Commerce, Missouri. 



CHAPTER II. 



Vacancies and Promotions. — Commerce. — Heavy Shelling. — New 
Madrid. — Fort Thompson. — Running the Batteries. — Evacua- 
tion. — Night March. — Point Pleasant. — Building Batteries. — 
Terrific Bombardment. — Osceola. — Fort Pillow. — Memphis 
Naval Battle. — Taking Down the Flag. — Again Afloat. — 
February -June, 1862. 

THE following vacancies and promotions occurred between 
February and June, 1862: 

Captain Felix B. Thomas, of Company H, resigned March 28, 
1862; Lieutenant George Burson succeeded him, and Lieutenant 
James W. Brown was commissioned first, and James F, Mitchell 
second lieutenant. 

Lieutenant Benham, of Company F, died April 1, 1862; Joel 
Ferris w^as appointed second lieutenant. 

Lieutenant J. W. F. Liston, of Company I, resigned April 22, 
1862; Lieutenant Jacob McCormick was appointed first, and N. B. 
Booth second lieutenant. 

Lieutenant John M. Arnout, of Company B, resigned April 1, 
1862, and was succeeded by Sergeant Matthew K. Graham. 

First Lieutenant Anthony Garrett, of Company C, resigned 
April 26, 1862; Lieutenant A. B. Robertson was commissioned 
first, and Sergeant John Troxell second lieutenant. 

Second Lieutenant Jacob H. Leiter, of Company K, resigned 
April 30, 1862; Sergeant John McClung was commissioned to suc- 
ceed him. 

Second Lieutenant John M. Berkey, of Company G, resigned 
May 6, 1862; Sergeant James Hess was appointed to succeed him. 

Second Lieutenant N. B. Booth, of Company I, resigned May 
21, 1862; Sergeant Joseph H. Benner was commissioned to suc- 
ceed him. 

Captain John Guthrie, of Company D, resigned May 10, 1862; 



20 TUE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

he was succeeded by Lieutenant William M. DeHart; Lieutenant 
Charles A. Brownlie was commissioned to succeed him, and Ser- 
geant A. K. Ewing was commissioned second lieutenant. 

Captain David Howell, of Company F, resigned February 5, 
1862; Samuel Osborn was commissioned in his place. 

Captain Osborn, of Company F, resigned May 26, 1862; he 
Avas succeeded by Lieutenant B. B. Daily; Lieutenant Joel Ferris 
was appointed first, and Joseph C Plumb second lieutenant. 

Lieutenant Colonel N. G. Scott resigned May 24, 1862; he 
was succeeded by Major T. H. Bringhurst; Captain John H. Gould, 
of Company A, was appointed major; Lieutenant William A. 
Pigman was commissioned captain of Company A; James M. Watts 
was commissioned first, and James V. Brough second lieutenant. 

Chaplain Robert Irvin resigned May 8, 1862. 

At Cairo were the 15,000 prisoners captured at Fort Donald- 
son, and the gunboats that had taken so prominent a part in that 
magnificent victory. On the 21st orders were received to draw 
rations and proceed to Commerce, forty miles above Cairo. The 
other two boats had not yet arrived, but the "Golden State" 
steamed out on the 23d, at noon, and reached Commerce, after 
much delay from sandbars, at 6 p. m. 

On the 23d the companies on the " Golden State" began 
unloading, and were soon in camp on the bluffs. The " Izetta," 
under Lieutenant Colonel Scott, with four of the tardy companies, 
came in and spent the remainder of the day in unloading. On the 
2J:th of February the regiment was on the road to Benton, Mo. 
Immense quantities of stores and ammunition were on the road, 
and artillery and cavalry were hurrying to the front. Benton Avas 
reached at 2 o'clock. The town is the county seat, and has all the 
adjuncts of an imposing court. There was a large bar, according 
to the Record, but the members of it were absent, following the 
fortunes of General "Jeff" Thompson. The Forty-sixth filled 
the bench, the bar, the witness and the jury boxes, and members 
of it cried, "O yes! O yes!" from the sheriff's desk. 

The seats were fully occupied by the less ambitious members 
of the regiment. There was a great influx of law books in regi- 
njental quarters. General Palmer collected about a hundred vol- 
umes of reports and statutes and returned them to the Court-house. 
It was remarked that stray law books were found only about the 
quarters of ex-attorneys. Nothing was discovered in other tents 
except chickens and an occasional pig. 



THE MARCH TO MADRID. 21 

The remaining three companies of the regiment, under Colonel 
Fitch, arrived at Benton on the 25th, They had left the "City of 
Madison" at Cairo and shipped on the "Switzerland." 

On the 1st of March the regiment left Benton and soon found 
the road obstructed by timber and broken bridges. It went into 
camp at 5 p. m. Resumed the iBarch next day. Heavy rain. 
Much mud. Crowded roads. Made five miles in five hours. At 
3 p. M. stacked knapsacks and marched seven miles to dryer 
ground. On the 3d, reached within thirteen miles of New Madrid, 
with a bright prospect for a fight. Overtook "Jeff" Thompson, 
two miles from camp, and captured three of his guns. 

There were now in Pope's column about 9,000 men, with some 
artillery. The Forty-sixth was in the Third Division, under Gen- 
eral Palmer. The First Brigade (the Thirty-fourth and the Forty- 
seventh regiments) was under Colonel Slack. The Second Brigade 
(the Forty-third and the Forty-sixth) under Colonel Fitch. The 
Seventh Illinois Cavalry and the First Missouri Battery were 
attached to this division. 

At 1.30 the column was within two miles of New Madrid. 
City very quiet. A regiment of infantry and battalion of cavalry 
deployed on each side of the road. General Pope came up and 
took position. Skirmishers advanced. As the column came in 
view of the rebels, their gunboats opened fire. Their aim was 
good but their fuse short. The fire was kept up until 5 o'clock. 
In the meantime the Forty-sixth had been assigned, with an Iowa 
regiment, to support General Granger, who Avas pressing the rebels 
toward the river. On the retreat of the rebels the regiment went 
into camp. 

Up to the 13th,. skirmishing and manoeuvering occupied the 
time. A rebel surrender was now only a question of time. 

On the 14th, at 3 o'clock, the division marched out to relieve 
Stanley's First Division, in the trenches. Heavy guns had arrived 
and been placed in battery, ready for business. The rebels had 
become aware of the presence of their new antagonists, and had 
determined to leave. The Forty-sixth waded through deep mud 
and a heavy rain to their position, near the fort. At daylight, a 
squad of artillerists, under Cajjtain Joseph A. Mower, suspecting 
an evacuation, went into the fort and found it empty. All were 
gone but three men. Two of them were asleep and the other 
drunk. Captain Mower took the coloi's of the Forty-seventh Regi- 
ment and raised them over the fort. As the raising fog enabled 



Z2 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

the soldiers to see, a shout went up from those nearest, which was 
taken up and repeated to the outermost camp. 

The situation, as formed by the evacuation of the forts, left 
the rebels strongly fortified at Island No. 10, with six gunboats, 
under Commodore Hollins, hemmed in, in a twenty-mile stretch of 
river. They had an infantry force along the road between Island 
No. 10 and Tiptonsville, a distance, by land, of five or six miles. 
There were two Federal gunboats in the river, with the advantage, 
to them, of being able to go further down the stream. 

Tiptonsville was the gateway now to Island No. 10. When 
that was lost to the rebels the situation was lost. There was, 
already, a Federal gun at Point Pleasant, on the Missouri side, a 
few miles above Tiptonsville. Now, it was proposed to erect a 
battery further down, and opposite Tiptonsville. 

On the 16th of March the regiment started, at 9 p. m., down 
to the river bank. Extreme silence was enjoined. A few miles 
below New Madrid two large guns were met in the road with long 
ropes attached. Details of a hundred men were invited to "take 
hold," which was done, and, until five o'clock next morning, over 
hills, through swamps, the regiment dragged the guns, when Point 
Pleasant was reached, and in half an hour the tired and hungry 
men were asleep. • 

At 2 p. M., on the 17th, the regiment started for Riddle's 
Point. To avoid the enemy it took a road back from the river. 
The road was swampy, and led through woods, cornfields, barn- 
yards, streams and fences. A halt was made back of the "Point" 
at 3.30, but too near the river, and a backward move was made. 
The whole division then went into camp on a fine large meadow. 
On the morning of the 18th four meals were due the men, and yet 
no wagons in sight. At 11 o'clock a dash was made for the strag- 
gling cattle, hogs and chickens, and the fast was broken at noon. 
At 4 o'clock all the wagons were up and a big supper was pre- 
pared. The long grass was cut and made into beds, and a huge 
sleep was anticipated. At 7 o'clock orders came to prepare for an 
immediate march, with arms and blankets. "Positively no talking 
or coughing" was an order often repeated. Marched two and one- 
half miles. The right was halted in pitch darkness. Companies 
A and C marched on, while the other companies stacked arms and 
were introduced to wagons loaded with spades, picks and empty 
corn sacks. With these the eight companies were armed and 
marched oflf in the darkness. 



riddle's point.— batteries. 23 



Althou^li the regiment was in ignoiance of what was to be 
done here wei-e thofe present who knew wlrat was wanted and 
hw'tra^coinplish it. A few officers were ''o^'|-=;Xe ^d 
lines and pegs, and the men were soon at work, d.gg ng here and 
U g tilllnded by the white pegs arranged y the ;ng.-e- 
B,^o■s were filled and piled up, under their direction At 1- o clock 
ft began to rain, with a sharp thunder storm. The remainde. of 
the Lht was showery. The regiment was abont opposite Tip- 
tonsviUe and the noise made by the rebels, as they lo.aded their 
::: orts, and their occasional shouts, '^^^ ^^^^^'^^t 
The work on the battery progressed rapidly .all night, ihe 
men had but an imperfect understanding of their work, but 1,hey 
Z! coldence in fhe intelligence and skill 'bat wei. direc ing 
them Toward daylight a force was put to worK digging uHe 
Pits for the protection of the men against the gunboats. Nearly 
enoi'igh were completed to afford protection for all; but all con- 

tained water. • i i „.f ti^oW- wnrk 

When daylight came the men were astonished at thei. work. 

There was a battery of four' guns well protected by bags of earth 

and by embankments. The magazine in the rear was a complete 

room Lpervious to any attack. All seemed ready to receive and 

■It' suc'cessfully, any Lsault from the boats. TliJ we-igh y 

rifle pits, looking comfortable enough, but rather unpleasantly 

^'"' After. !r;;Sht, as the work was being finished, the men laid 
down, and many of them slept. Others were ™"«;i-'";S *,;,;';'^ 
prise of the rebels when we opened fire on them. About 8 o clock 
Tfine lar..e transport came pufling up the river. When opposite 
the battery, a gun was fired at her. The ball went screaming 
to„rthe airfstruck the water just inside the boat, and passed 
over her into the woods beyond. The boat put on all steam, and 
after another ineffectual fire from the other gun, passed out ot 
l^e This scene had scarcely closed when .another packet came 
UP "evidently ignorant of the situation. At the landing at Tip- 

o'^svme, the boats set up a continuous whistling to warn coni.ng 
boats of the danger, but the one coming up took - »»^- / '^: 
and was soon in range. The guns were both ready and filed sep 

arately. The first shot went just ahead of the boat. The second 
„* the water just behind the bow, arose and went erashmg 

throuch the upper works. She kept on and was out of range 

betor^ another shot could be had. In locating the battery, it had 



24 THE FOETY-SIXTII INDIANA. 

been placed too far up the river. A heavy growth of cj'press trees 
cut passing boats from view too soon. The men were in high glee 
over the performance, and wanted more. The gunners (regulars) 
said to them, " Wait a little." In a little while four rebel gun- 
boats were seen putting out from Tijitonsville. They came over 
the river and paddled about for a while, and then oi^ened fire. 
The first shell came from a boat directly opposite the rifle pits, 
passing over them and exploding just over the rear trench. The 
company which should have occupied it was at the bayou on 
guard. As each boat obtained position, it opened fire, and soon 
there was a perfect tempest of shot and shell. Their guns were well 
aimed, and the shells seemed to explode just where they Avanted 
them. The round shot were thirty-twos. The rifles were sixes, 
tens and twelves. Some were all lead, others were iron, with a 
lead b^nd for the rifles. After firing some time the boats changed 
position, and the men liked it less than before. One boat 
remained in front while the others came around toward the 
bayou to obtain a cross fire. A sloop came on an exact line with 
our trenches. She opened with three guns, throwing ten-inch fuse 
shells and six and ten-pound percussion. The fire from all the 
boats was continuous, and left no room outside the trenches for 
any living thing. The loose banks of the pits and trenches were 
plowed and dashed over the men in them, and the explosion of the 
shells in the air and over the trenches was terriffic. The heavy 
shot caused a sound like a sudden storm, and the lighter ones a 
fierce scream. 

The firing continued nearly an hour and a quarter, and with 
very little intermission. Our guns got in only an occasional 
shot. When the gunners showed their heads a storm of iron 
came, compelling all to go down. 

During the firing it was reported that the rebels were landing, 
and the regiment "was called out into line. The report proving 
false, the men went to the pits. Finding that the guns could not 
be dismounted, the fleet dropped down the river. But one man 
was killed in the attack, and he had no mark or wound about him. 
Dunfee, of Company H, was rendered deaf by the concussion of 
a shell. 

Companies C, D and I were at the bayou, on guard. They 
were nearer to the boats, and were often covered with the earth 
dashed out by the balls. Nearly every trench showed marks of 
the bombardment. Company A, on the right of the rear trench. 



95 

FIGHT WITH THE NAVY. 



received a number, very close. F had them overhead. On 
the pits, marks were abundant. H occupied those on th ugh 
of the front, B on the left. The second of B from the left 
received a ball on its edge, which bounded out over the ground 
instead of into the pit, which it might have done. The hr t 
pit had two large balls over it, within two or three teet of the 
Lupants. One of G's received a ball through the bank 
which knocked it in, but did no other damage. Tuo balls 
struck the building back of H, which must have passed very 

'^''' After the engagement the regiment spent the remainder of the 
day in perfecting the works and in building new ones Enougii 
provisions were brought from camp for a partial meal at 2 o clock. 
The regiment was relieved by the Forty-seventh, at ]^J'^' 

The force at Riddle's Point consisted of the Thirty-fourth, 
Forty-third, Forty-sixth and Forty-seventh Indiana. There were 
also 200 cavalry, three light brass field pieces and two ten-pound 
Parrots, forming the division of General Palme. At the ba ery 
below, the twenty-four pounders were worked by a detail of 

''^''operations at Tiptonsville were plainly visible from the Mis- 
souri side. The rebel gunboats were below, occasionally running 
up and exchanging shots. Heavy firing was constantly heard at 
Island No. 10. On the 22d of March four persons were killed by 
the explosion of a shell, thrown by a rebel gunboat, on the attack 
on the "Point." It had been kicked about since that time, and 
was considered harmless. A member of the Forty-seventh under- 
took to pick out the powder with a file. He, with a citizen and 
two boys, was killed by the explosion. , ,, u p,;nt " 

The four Indiana regiments did the duty at the "Point. 
One went down each day. The rifle pits at the battery were 
extensively decorated. Some of the regiments cut seats in them 
bu It chimneys and otherwise added to their usefulness as resid^ice , 
but entirely destroyed them as a refuge from shot and she 
Others had to be built. The new pits were ornamented with wall 
paper, pictures, carpets, stoves, chairs, etc., borrowed fiom the 

adjacent abandoned dwellings. ^ . -, ;, ,.,:„ ^^pnt 

On the 1st of April a fearful storm of wind and lain s^vept 

over the camp, blowing down all the tents and floodmg the 

^'''''on the 4th of April the gunboat Carondelet ran the rebel bat- 



26 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

teries above Island No. 10 and came on down to the city. On the 
7th the PiUsbm-y also ran past. The two then amused themselves 
with the rebel land batteries, silencing the most of them. 

On the 6th a transport, bearing the stars and stripes, passed 
rapidly down the river, turned and came up again. A rebel battery 
opened on it, when the Carondelet opened on the battery and soon 
silenced it. Later the same gunboat attacked another battery and 
drove the gunners off. A squad was then sent ashore and the 
guns spiked. On the 7th the Carondeltt again came down and 
silenced every battery that could be found. Our people on the 
Missouri side looked on, and were delighted with the entertainment. 

The 7th was the day of the Forty-sixth for duty at the 
"Point." It went out in a heavy rain. At 2 p. m., orders came 
for immediate embarkation. On the same afternoon the huge 
rebel floating battery came down the river. It was arrested and 
secured. The regiment embarked at .3.30, on the 9th. With the 
Forty-third, it went on the "Ohio Belle," and landed at Tiptons- 
ville at 6 p. m., and went into camp for the night. The rebels 
Avere coming in and surrendering. Island No. 10 had fallen, and 
the retreat of the rebels was cut off. Three thousand prisoners, 
including Generals Mackall and Gant, were captured. The latter 
were on the steamer "Alec. Scott," and were subjected to a very 
annoying scrutiny by the boys of the Forty-sixth. There were no 
introductions. 

This was the end of the campaign against Island No. 10, the 
first move toward the opening of the Mississippi. In it, as well as 
in the final acts at Vicksburg, the Forty-sixth regiment bore an 
important part. 

In a congratulatory order to General Pope, General Halleck 
said: 

"I congratulate you and your commaQd on the success that has 
crowned your toils and exposure. You have given the final blow to the 
rebellion in Missouri, and proved yourselves worthy members of the brave 
army of the West." 

And General Pope said to his soldiers: 

"Much as the general commanding has desired to shield the forces 
under his command from imnecessary suffering and loss of life, the success 
of our operations required unusual courage and patriotism, and an exhibi- 
tion of the highest qualities of the soldier. The general commanding has 
expected much from the gallant men of this army, but he is proud and 



27 

OSCEOLA.— FOBT PILLOW. 



„i,iflcd to-<lay th»l his anlicipwions have b«u more Ihah .-eali.etl ami 
Te hi: .In imp.-esse<, with a co.«de„ce ■" *;"^«-;- -'..^r' f^ 
commaml. which foreshadows tor them a most b.ill.ant tutu.e. 

Up to the loth, the regiment wa. eng.aged in scouting over the 
conntv •, capturing rebel, and stores. On the IStlj, at 7 a^m., the 
:giLnt went on-board the "G. W. Graham" and the ' Emm 
General Palmer, with his staff, went on the " Grah.am. Colone 
Fit commanded the brigade. At 3 o'clock the boats were m 
!ilh of Osceola Ark. Tlie smoke of the rebel gnnboats and ot 
F^rt pllo^v wa ee„ across the bend. On the IGth, the fleet, then 
mlbe "twenty-two transports, crossed and tied up on the 
A katas'side. In the evening the ntortarboats ^^S- ';™T| 
shells into the tort. At the same time the "■'<^f> «/<='"°"' .^^ 
beautiful little tug belonging to the navy, took «« . - ^ » - 
detlyed. On the 17th, the paymaster came and interviewed the 
boy making the Krst payment on that date. The entire transport 
fleet xcept the "Graham" an,l "Emma," went up the river, 
^e" i'nto 1 y the Fortythird and Fortysixth with the gu»boats. 

M Osceola the ground was wet and low and the nver high. 
Thetrigar:vas on fand during the day and on the boats at n^ght^ 
The weather was hot. The sick list, on the 33d, was 104. Up to 
the glh of May, nothing of interest occurred. Scouting jmrties 
went inland, in boats,°and any employment that offered was 
Iccepted to occupy the time. Under a "Military Masonic Cha ■ 
ter -• a lodce of Masons was organized at a plantation house near 
;eola nder the direction ot Surgeon Horace Coleman Regu- 
k; m e ings were held, and the institntion did quite a satisfactory 
tiress. 'The "iewels" were manufactured at t-ie steaiiibo 
blacksmith shop. Beyond the nsnal benefactions of tte » tn 
tion the meetings helped to break the monotony of the situation. 
On thTath the rebel gunboats came up, and a regular engage- 
ment occurred between the Van Dorn, Pnce, Snmpt^, Lo-dl 
Little Relet, B.ua-e.anl and the Braej,,.nA the Jede al fleet^ 
The fight lasted over an hour, and resulted in the sinking ot the 
CmdZ,aa and Mound CUy in shoal water. 

The attack was made just at daybreak, and the men on the 
transports left their beds with commendable promptitude 

Henry S. Fitch came to Osceola as brigade qnartermaste. . 
Le Roy Fitch was in command of the "Torrence," a magazine 
boat belonging to the navy. George Groves, another Indiana 
boy, was on duty at one ot the mortars. 



28 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

Up to tlie 2d of June there was only the usual routine of duty. 
The regiment was on and off the boat each day. 

On the 3d of June, Lieutenant Brownlie was sent down the 
river reconoitreing. He found a rebel gunboat tied up, while a 
part of the crew was on shore, getting ice from a house on the 
bank. He surprised and captured seven of them, and brought 
them off under the fire of the gunboat. The prisoners were })ut on 
horseback, behind the soldiers, and made a rough voyage to the 
Federal camp. 

On the same day the major of the Forty-sixth, with three 
companies, was sent down near the fort, on the Tennessee side, 
Avith orders to construct a raft or bridge from the timber in a house 
known to be there. The bridge was to be used in crossing a creek 
just outside the fort. In the midst of the work firing commenced 
from the rebels, which was replied to by the Federal gunboats. 
Heavy shot went over the work and plunged into the timber. A 
narrow island, covered with a heavy growth of brush, obstructed 
the view of the river, and it could not be discovered what the 
cause of the attack was. Under the impression that the movement 
was discovered, the detail returned to the boat. The firing was 
occasioned by an attempt by Colonel Ellet to cut out a rebel boat, 
just above the fort. He started down with the ram Queen of the 
West, but failed, on account of the heavy fire, to reach the boat. 
Ellet's movement was without the knowledge of Commodore Foot 
or Colonel Fitch, and the presence of the detail was not known to 
Colonel Ellet. The unfortunate movement of the ram prevented 
the brigade from participating in an attack upon the fort, while 
the evacuation was in progress, for the rebels were all out in forty- 
eight hours. 

On the 4th, Captain Schermerhorn, with a detail, went over 
and completed the raft, but the rebels were gone. 

On each day from the 30th of May, information was received 
that the rebels were evacuating, and it became certain that the end 
of Fort Pillow was near. On the night of the 4th, the light of a 
great conflagration at the fort was witnessed from the Federal 
fleet. Evidently, a large quantity of stores was being consumed. 
On the 5th, at 3 a. m., the brigade droj)ped cautiously down 
toward the fort, the little steamer, " Hetty Gilmore," in the lead. 
Arriving at the fort, the "Hetty" gave three whistles and all 
landed. The fort was entirely empty. Every thing portable, 
except some heavy guns, was burned or destroyed. 



FORT PILLOW. — MEMPHIS. 29 

The guuboats and rams came down with, or shortly after, the 
brigade, and by daybreak the fort was thoroughly occupied by the 
invading soldiers and sailors. The flags of the Forty-third and 
Forty-sixth floated over the parapet of the fort from daylight until 
noon, when they were furled to be again given to the breeze at 
Memphis, 

Colonel Ellet, in his report to the department, says that on 
the evening of the 4th, he made a reeonnoissance of the fort, going 
far enough down to discover that it had been evacuated, and that 
on the 5th he went down with all his rams, before daylight, and 
"planted the stars and stripes on the fort." Colonel Ellet is 
mistaken in his facts. Up to 2 o'clock of the morning of the 5th, 
it was not certainly known to anybody on the Federal side that the 
rebels were gone. The "Hetty Gilmore," with a portion of the 
Forty-sixth, was at the fort landing before any ram or gunboat 
appeared, and none of the fleet, except the " Hetty," came until 
after that boat had given the signal which had been arranged. 

On the 20th of May an accident occurred which cost Comj^any 
H a man, and endangered the lives of three others. A scouting 
party was going down the road, and the major of the Forty-sixth, 
with J. H. Depoy, Charles Ross and M. L. Burson, of Company 
H, were taking a light skiff down along shore, to the opening of a 
lagoon. It was started out just above the steamboats, which were 
lying three or four abreast. The boat was caught in the current 
running under the transports, upset and drawn under. The major 
and one of the men caught to the gunwale of the steamer, and were 
drawn out by some deck hands. The other two were carried 
under the boats. Burson was drawn entirely under, and caught in 
the opposite wheel, and was saved. Depoy went clear and was lost. 
Five hundred men standing on the surrounding boats were unwill- 
ing witnesses of the scene, but were unable to render any assist- 
ance. After passing from under the boat, Depoy Avas seen going 
down the river. He struggled two or three minutes with the angry 
current, and finally sunk from view. In a few days the body was 
found near the mortarboats and buried. 

At noon, on the 5th, the brigade again started down the river, 
leaving Company B, of the Forty-sixth, to gather whatever prop-- 
erty might have been left undestroyed. At Fulton, two twelve- 
pound guns were taken on board. The brigade arrived at Fort 
Randolph at dark, and found it evacuated. The boats then tied^ 
up for the night. 



30 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

With the rams in advance, the fleet reached a point one and 
one-half miles above Memphis about 4 o'clock. Seven rebel gun- 
boats were drawn up before the city. The ram Queen of the West 
immediately pushed ahead of the gunboats and made a fearful 
dash at three rebel boats coming up in advance of the fleet. That 
dash seemed to settle the business, for the result was so decisive 
that the destruction of the rebel fleet was unavoidable. Supported 
by the ram Monarchy the Queen kept on her course of destruction, 
until, in a few minutes, the victory was complete. A misunder- 
standing about signals left three of the Federal rams virtually out 
of the contest. During the action the gunboats kept up a contin- 
uous and effective fire. 

The result of the battle was a surprising victory. Of the rebel 
fleet, the Lovell and Little liehel were sunk; the Beauregard and 
Price ran into each other and were disabled; the '■''Jeff'''' Thompson 
was blown up; the Bragg and Suinpter went ashore in flames; the 
Y^an Born ran out of the fight, and for the present escaped. 

During the fight the bluffs in front of the city were crowded 
with an excited multitude. By incessant boasting, "Jeff" 
Thompson had produced the impression that his wonderful fiotilla 
would sweep the Federal gunboats from the river. The miserable 
fight that he made added mortification to disappointment, and 
Avhen the valiant general and commodore mounted a convenient 
horse at the conclusion, and rode off for a safer place, his adherents 
gave him up. 

The crews of the rebel gunboats clung to the wrecks of their 
vessels and were picked up by yawls manned by Federal sailors 
and soldiers. The prisoners, to the number of one hundred, were 
brought to the steamer "Yon Puhl" and held until night, when 
they were transferred to the "Piatt Valley" and carried to Cairo. 
"While the prisoners were being fished out, a band on one of the 
boats played "Dixie" for the comfort of the shivering rebels. 

Immediately after the fight, the transports, with the brigade, 
ran in and tied up. The levee was occupied by a dense crowd of 
people, of every age, sex and color. An intense excitement pre- 
vailed among them. The mass swayed to and fro, as the boats 
paddled up and down, endeavoring to make the landing. All 
were shouting. There were cheers for the Union and for "Jeff" 
Davis. Several men were knocked down. There was a great 
demand for papers and for silver coin. Before landing, Colonel 
Fitch had issued orders requiring each company in the brigade to 



TAKING DOWN THE FLAG. 31 

select a particular part of the boat for its "company quarters," and 
to assemble there on call. Finally, the boats made their landing, 
and a company was sent ashore to keep back the crowd. 

On the 7th, Colonel Fitch appointed Captain John H. Gould 
provost marshal; Major J. C. Major, of the Forty-third, command- 
ant of the pickets and patrols, and Major Bringhurst, of the Forty- 
sixth, commandant at Hopefield, on the Arkansas side of the river. 
This point was the eastern terminus of the Memphis & Little 
Rock railroad, and was the location of extensive iron works. 
Three large Parrot guns, three locomotives and one hundred and 
fifty thousand dollars' worth of railroad iron were captured at this 
place. Four companies were detailed each day to patrol the city. 
A riot at the Grenada depot, on the night of the 6th, was sup- 
pressed by Company K, after severe measures became necessary, 
one man being bayonetted and two shot. On the afternoon of the 
6th a detachment was sent up on the bluff to take down a rebel 
flag that was defiantly floating from a large pole. Great excite- 
ment existed among the mass of people that was present, and 
fearful threats were made against the men who dared to touch the 
flag. As a meeting with the civil authorities had been arranged 
l)y Colonel Fitch with the Mayor and City Council, at 3 o'clock, 
it was deemed advisable to wait until after that meeting. At the 
appointed time the meeting was held, and an arrangement was 
reached under which the municipal powers of the Mayor and 
Council were continued, and, with the military authority, under- 
took to enforce the law and to maintain the supremacy of the laws 
and Constitution of the United States. 

At 3.30, a detail of three companies of the Forty-sixth, and 
three from the Forty-third, were sent, under Major Bringhurst, to 
take down the obnoxious flag. The streets around the pole were a 
perfect jam. The mob cursed and taunted the soldiers, who made 
no reply. The battalion was promptly formed around the pole, 
and two sturdy wood-choppers went to work. The promised shots 
for the man who touched the pole did not come, but the pole did, 
and with a crash. In an instant the flag was stripped from the 
pole and taken possession of by the adjutant of the Forty-third 
regiment. The battalion was then quietly marched back to the 
"boat. 

Just as the flag came down two Federal rams passed up the 
river, followed by the rebel steamship Bragg and towing the 
Suwjyter, both manned by Federal crews. These were the two 



32 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

vessels that went ashore on the day of the naval battle. So, all of 
the famous "Thompson navy" was destroyed or captured, except 
the Van Dorn. 

In addition to the gunboats destroyed and captured, the 
transports "M. R. Cheek," "Victoria," "New National," "H. R. 
Hill" and the "Sovereign," were captured at the levee or on the 
way down. All these boats were subsequently used on White 
river and elsewhere against the rebels. 

On the 8th of June Company B arrived from Fort Pillow, w^ith 
an "assorted cargo," prominently among which was thirty hogs- 
heads of prime sugar. Large quantities of cotton and sugar were 
found stowed away in stores and dwellings. Immense quantities 
of both articles were burned by the rebels when they found that 
Memphis would be taken. 

The regiment remained in Memphis until the 13th of June, 
when it shipped on the "New National," to take part in the expe- 
dition up White river, to convey stores to the army of General 
Curtis, which was coming down from Missouri. 

While at Memphis the regiment missed the boom of the 
cannon which, from March 4 to June 7, had never, night or day, 
been out of the ears of the men. 



CHAPTER III. 

Vacancies and Promotions.— Down the Mississippi.— White River. — 
St. Charles. — Fortifications.— Attack.— Explosion of the, 
"Mound City." — Victory. — Up the River. — Guerrillas. — Curtis' 
Army. — Helena. — June, 1862 -April, 1863. 

Between June, 1862, and April, 1863, the following vacancies 
and promotions occurred: 

Captain William Spencer, of Company E, resigned June 11 ^ 
1862; Lieutenant Henry Snyder was commissioned to succeed him; 
and Charles F. Fisher was commissioned first, and Ellis Hughes 
second lieutenant. 

Colonel Graham N. Fitch resigned August 5, 1862; he was 
succeeded by Lieutenant Colonel Thomas H. Bringhurst; Major 
John H. Gould was commissioned lieutenant colonel, and Cap- 
tain Aaron M. Flory, of Company B, major; Lieutenant Frank 
Swigart was commissioned captain of Company B, Theodore B. 
Forgy first, and Loren C. Stevens second lieutenant. 

Adjutant Richard P. DeHart resigned October 18, 1862; he 
was succeeded by Lieutenant James M. Watts, of Company A; 
Lieutenant James V. Brough was commissioned first, and Sergeant 
William A. Andrews second lieutenant. 

Assistant Surgeon William S. Haymond resigned December 2, 
1862; he was succeeded by Corporal Israel B, Washburn, of 
Company I. 

Lieutenant Eli R. Herman, of Company E, resigned February 
5, 1862; he was succeeded by Sergeant Charles F. Fisher. 

Captain James H. Thomas, of Company I, resigned October 
21, 1862, and was succeeded by Lieutenant J. W. F. Liston. 

Captain Robert W. Sill, of Company G, w^as discharged 
Novemiser 16, 1862, and was succeeded by Lieutenant Joseph D- 
Cowdin; Lieutenant James Hess was commissioned first, and 
Sergeant William H. H. Rader second lieutenant. 



34 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA, 

Captain Joseph D. Cowden resigned December 25, 1862; he 
was succeeded by Woodson S. Marshall. 

Assistant Surgeon Asa Coleman resigned December 26, 1862. 

Having all the property of the Forty-sixth on board the "New 
National" the night of the 13th, at 5 o'clock the next morning the 
boat pushed out on the "White River Expedition." The gunboat 
Conestoga led the way, followed by the little steamer "Jacob 
Mussleman," the "New National" and the "White Cloud," a boat 
loaded for Curtis'' army. A short distance down the river the 
"Clara Dolson," a recently captured rebel steamer, was met com- 
ing up with a Federal gunboat escort. The mouth of White 
river, 181 miles below Memphis, was reached at 5 p. m. Going 
up, the gunboats Lexington, St. Louis and Mound City were over- 
taken and became part of the expedition. On the 16th, at 4 
o'clock, the fleet reached within eight miles of St. Charles, where 
obstructions were expected. A party under Lieutenant Swigart 
was put on a tug, and another under Lieutenant Brownlie on shore, 
and instructed cautiously to go up the river and reconnoitre. The 
tuo" soon returned and reported rebels and boats ahead. The fleet 
anchored until daylight. During the night a raft was sent down 
by the rebels, which carried the "National" against the "White 
Cloud," nearly wrecking both. At 6 a. m, on the 17th, the gun- 
boats were under way, and the Forty-sixth was ashore, marching 
toward the bluff. Companies A and l3, supported by Company G, 
were deployed as skirmishers. The gunboats laid off just below 
where the rebel batteries were supposed to be, and ready to open. 
The regiment })ushed up over the hill and through a deadening. 
When within 300 yards of the top, the rebels and some small guns 
were seen. These and the infantry opened fire, when the regiment 
rushed in and drove the gunners and their supports off up toward 
their boats. Before the charge, the gunboats had commenced 
firing, directing their shots mainly at the light guns on the brow of 
the hill. At that time, it was not certainly known that there were 
larger guns, but, suddenly, the rebels opened with two sixty-four 
pound Parrots. In a few minutes a shot plunged into the 3Iouud 
City, penetrated her steam chest, and immediately the boat was filled 
with scalding steam, driving the crew over the sides into the river. 
A hundred men were afloat. Many were so badly scalded that, 
being unable to swim, they sank. Yawls and boats pushed out 
from every boat in the fleet to the men's assistance, but the rebels 
came down the bank and fired upon the heljiless sufferers in the 



FIGHT AT ST. CHARLES. 35 

water. Then, the gunboats being signaled to cease firing, the 
Eorty-sixth went in. The right of the line was close to the river; 
and, as the left swept around, it had a longer distance to travel, so 
the right was in first; but the left, swinging around, came out at 
the river in time to complete the circuit. Companj^ A came in on 
the four small gun battery, and Company B and the left companies 
on the large guns. 

The rebels made no stand after the Forty-sixth reached the 
top of the hill, but tied up the river. Lieutenant Commanding 
Fry was late getting out, and was badly shot in the shoulder by a 
member of Company B. He w^as captured and conveyed in a yawl 
to the gunboat Conestoga, and, subsequently, to Memphis, a 
prisoner. Fry had been an ofiicer in the Federal navy. He had a 
command in the rebel navy at Forts Thompson and Pillow, and 
had come to White river to fortify against the anticipated invasion 
bv the Federal army. He had the Mcmripas and the "Eliza G." 
and had commenced to drive piles across the river, below the fort, 
but was late. Some years after the rebellion Fry was captured in 
Cuba and shot by the Spanish authorities for his guerrilla practices. 
The log-book and the tiag of the Mmiripas Avere captured here, 
and are now in the possession of Colonel Fitch. Major Bringhurst 
secured the post flag. 

The Moioid City and the "Mussleman" presented an awful 
spectacle. Fifty-eight men lay dead on the gunboat. The decks 
of the "Mussleman" were covered with men wrapped in cotton and 
oil. The poor creatures were scalded in every imaginable manner 
and degree. Before the " Mussleman" left for Memphis several of 
the wounded died. 

At night the regiment was called on to bury the dead. This, 
after the excessive labor of the day, was a hardship. One com- 
pany, at first, worked at a time. Later, two were put on. At 2 
o'clock a heavy rain began and continued until morning. The 
trench dug by the rebels for their small guns was used for a grave. 
The dead were carried from the Mound City, one by one, with all 
proper respect and solemnity, and buried in hostile soil. Later, a 
grateful country remembered and removed them to a national 
cemetery. 

When the Mound City was struck she was towed down along- 
side the "National." As she came in a man, lying on deck, in the 
struggles of death, took hold of a lanyard attached to a gun that 
had been made ready to fire. He pulled the string and discharged 



36 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

the gun. The shot passed through the National, severely wound- 
ing the engineer and cutting off a steam pipe. The deck was 
covered with sick and wounded men, but, as the steam ascended, 
few were injured. 

On the afternoon of the 22d of June, the fleet again started 
up tlie river, and anchored fifteen miles above St. Charles for the 
night. The 3Iound City, with a guard, remained at her old 
anchorage. Early the next morning the fleet was again going up 
stream. At 10 o'clock the St. Louis, in the lead, was fired upon, 
and a man shot. The fleet stopped and the firing became general 
along the east bank. The gunboats threw shell and grape. The 
regiment used rifles. The fire was first concentrated on the "White 
Cloud," which carried two companies of the Forty-sixth, and, 
finally, on the National, which was the last boat in the line. 
Breastworks were made of cracker boxes, mattresses, hay, etc. 
The attack continued all day. Three men were killed, but none of 
the Forty-sixth. James Ryan, of Company H, fell overboard and 
was drowned. The same evening the fleet turned and came back 
to St. Charles, because of low water. Rebel reports from above 
state that fifteen rebels were killed on the up trip of the fleet. 
The " Catahoula," a former rebel transport, came up with stores 
and remained. A part of the regiment took up quarters on her. 

On the 22d, the body of the mate of the Momul City was 
found afloat. 

On the same day an expedition was sent down the river to 
overhaul the guerrillas. Four companies of the Forty-sixth went 
with it. It was frequently fired on, but suffered no loss. Nothing 
was effected. On the 25th the Forty-third (Colonel William E. 
McLean) and the Thirty-fourth (Captain Swain) arrived on 
five small boats with orders for the entire fleet to again go up 
White river. Only two gunboats went. On the 28th of June the 
reorganized expedition started up, with Colonel Fitch in command. 
Approaching St. Charles, Companies B, G and K were landed and 
sent up on the bluff. The place was found abandoned. The fleet 
landed at 5 p. m. 

On the 29th the fleet again put out, and went twenty-one 
miles above St. Charles by evening. Started again the next morn- 
ing, and was immediately fired on. The " National" and the 
"Era" were the chief targets. Thirty balls passed through the 
"National." On the "Era" a Thirty-fourth man was killed and 
five wounded. Reached Clarendon. River falling. Boats rub- 



SCOUTING ON WHITE RIVER. 37 

bing. At noon three regiments went up into town for parade and 
"muster for pay," During their absence the boat hands of the 
" National" had whisky, got into a bloody battle and nearly mur- 
dered each other. None killed. All wounded. 

A scouting party sent out on the 1st was chased in. Some 
lost their horses. Powell, of Company B, arrived without hat, 
coat or shoes, and Kreisher, of Company I, did not get in until the 
evening of the next day. 

On the 4th of July the fleet again returned to St. Charles. 
The National anniversary was celebrated by the heavy guns of the 
Lexington and the band of the Thirty-fourth regiment. 

On the 5th of July the fleet again turned up the river. With 
the Ziexington in the lead, the boats, in their regular order, cast 
loose and again passed up the tortuous stream. Arrived at Aber- 
deen at 3 p. M. Four companies were sent ashore to reconnoitre. 
Found the town abandoned. A rebel cavalryman was captured 
and taken to the boats. He confessed that he was engaged in 
firing on the boats. The gentleman announced his name as "Peo- 
pler" — Mr. Peopler. He was finally handed over to the Lexington 
for further proceedings. In the evening, while three or four hun- 
dred men were bathing in the river, they were fired on by guerrillas 
in the brush. The chief engineer of the Lexington was killed, 
and a number wounded. The Lexington immediately fired several 
rounds of grape into the brush, and the regiments formed for 
action. The firing lasted over an hour, and was continued at 
intervals all night. 

On the next day, Mr. Peopler was arrayed in a boatman's suit 
and established at a prominent point on the upj^er deck of the 
boat. It was supposed that his colleagues would pick him off, but 
he remained there all day, with only the injury that he received 
from the sun. 

On July 6, six companies of the Twenty-fourth and two from 
the other regiments were sent at 3 in the morning to attack a 
cavalry force, said to be on a neighboring jjrairie. The rebels 
were met at 6 in the evening. The action was brought on by the 
Twenty-fourth, which had put three companies in advance, leaving 
the remainder, with the other regiments, in reserve. Suddenly the 
rebels attacked the reserve, but, after a few rounds, fled. On the 
march out the Forty-third missed the road and did not get into 
action. A flag of truce came in, asking permission to collect the 
dead and wounded. Thirty minutes were given them for this 



38 THE FOKTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

purpose. They gathered up their dead. The wounded were left 
in our hands. Their loss was eighty-four. On the Federal side 
there was one killed and twenty wounded, all in the Twenty- 
fourth. The men returned to camp at 3 p. m. The sick and 
wounded were taken off the boats and put in houses. All the 
horses went ashore and quartered in a large stable, where a sign 
read, "No Credit." 

At 4 o'clock the brigade was on the road for Duval's Bluff. 
Two howitzers were mounted on the fore wheels of wagons. No 
enemy was seen until near dark. The country was an open prairie, 
with grass waist high. The rebels kept out of reach. As the 
evening came on the men were in better spirits. The absence of 
the burning sun gave them strength. After dark the band of the 
Thirty-fourth played, much to the pleasure and refreshment of the 
men. Then a regiment began to sing, and the melody was taken 
up by the others until the entire column was singing, much, doubt- 
less, to the amazement of the rebels. 

At 11 o'clock at night the rebel cavalry was met. The how- 
itzers were brought up and fired with rounds from the entire 
infantry line. These, with the shouts of the men, seemed to 
unnerve the rebels, and they again fled. In less than an hour's 
marching the rebels were again found in line. An angle was 
formed by the Forty-third on the north and the Forty-sixth on the 
east. The howitzers were again brought up and fire opened. The 
rebels immediately broke and fled. The two regiments followed 
them, driving them over their camp and upsetting their corn-cake 
and molasses supper, at which they had been when they were 
called to meet the Federals. 

After a half hour's rest the brigade turned off for Clarendon. 
The march was kept up, with little rest, until daylight. The 
men were broken down. No water had been met since the river 
was left, the evening previous. At daylight there was a halt of 
thirty minutes. All dropped on the ground and slept. Resuming 
the march it was almost impossible to arouse the men. At 5 
o'clock the river was made, and at 6 o'clock the column had 
reached Clarendon. The gunboats and the transports were there, 
and the regiments Avere soon ferried to the other side, where the 
order was "eat and sleep." 

At 3 p. M. orders were received to march at 6 o'clock. At 5.41 
the regiment was in line. At 6 the transport "Q. M. D.," from 
Memphis, arrived. Information brought by her changed the pro- 



MORE SCOUTING. BELKNAP's BILL. 39 

gramme, and in two hours the entire expedition was steaming 
down the river. This was a welcome change, for the Forty-sixth 
had been reduced to 310 effective men by fatigue and sickness. 
John Shaffer, of Company A, was shot on the up trip of the 
"Q. M. D," and died July 12. 

On the 9th the "Golden Era," on which was the Twenty- 
fourth Regiment, struck a snag and sank. The horses were thrown 
overboard and, with the men, were saved and put upon the 
"Q. M. D." The fleet reached St. Charles on the evening of 
the 9th. 

When the regiment went up the river, on the 4th, to relieve 
the "White Cloud," S. N. Pennell, of Company B, discovered a 
dog near some bushes. Supposing that the animal might have 
company, he called the attention of Frederick Fitch, of Company 
I, who had charge of a gun, to the possibilities of the case. Fitch 
immediately let a charge of grape into the bushes. It was subse- 
quently known that four guerrillas were killed and four wounded 
by the shot. 

At St. Charles a bill was presented Colonel Fitch, in behalf of 
one Colonel Belknap, for sundries said to have been absorbed by 
the regiment on the first trip. The bill was against the United 
States, and, after charging for cotton, largely, continued with 
"forty-five sheep at four dollars and fifty cents, forty Muscovy 
ducks at sixty cents, twenty dozen chickens at seven dollars and 
fifty cents, contents of garden two dollars, six calves at four 
dollars, etc." 

As Company B occupied Belknap's premises a day and a night, 
it was supposed that its members had appropriated the missing 
merchandise, but as each and all denied eating a thing during the 
time, and there being no proof, they were not held, and the bills 
are yet unpaid. 

On the 12th of July two boats, with six companies, were sent 
back to Clarendon, and two more, with six companies, went to 
Indian bay. A prisoner reported that General Curtis' army had 
passed Clarendon and was heading toward Helena. The detach- 
ments had been sent to intercept Curtis, but he had passed. 

The entire expedition left St. Charles for Helena between 8 
and 10 o'clock on the 1-tth of July, just a month after leaving 
Memphis, 

Curtis' army was seen along the river, and hearty shouts were 
exchanged with them. 



40 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

At Prairie Landing the gunboats awaited the arrival of the 
last boat. At dark, all having arrived, the entire fleet rounded 
Montgomery's Point, and made for Helena, where it arrived the 
next morning. 

The Forty-sixth was first welcomed by the Logansport com- 
pany in the Ninth Illinois Cavalry (Captain Gilford). 

The sick list at this time was large. Two invoices of invalids 
had been sent to Memphis from White river. Now there were 
125 on the surgeon's report. 

The "White River Expedition" originated in a suggestion by 
General Curtis, in a dispatch by him to General Halleck, early in 
June, from Batesville, the then headquarters of the Army of the 
Southwest. General Curtis suggested that supplies be sent him 
by way of White river, and that they should meet, him at Des 
Arc. The expedition was organized with the consent of General 
Halleck, and the assistance of Major Allen, quartermaster at St. 
Louis. General Grant arrived at Memphis about the 15th of June, 
after the departure of the expedition, and heartily indorsed and 
seconded the movement. On June 26 he sent to Colonel Fitch 
the following order: 

" Headquakters Army of the Tennessee, 

' ' Memphis, June 26, 1862. 

"Sir: I seud five steamers loaded with supplies for General Curtis' 
army. As tliey necessarily pass tlirough a hostile couutrj', great caution 
must be exercised to prevent them falling into the hands of the enemy or 
from being destroyed. I have selected you as the commander of the expe- 
dition, and reinforce you with two additional regiments, as j'ou will per- 
ceive from special orders accompanying this. 

"It would be impossible to give special instructions for the manage- 
ment of this expedition. Much must necessarily be left to the discretion of 
the olficer in command. I would suggest, however, that two pieces of 
artillery be placed on the bow of the boat intended to lead; that all of them 
be kept well together; that when you tie up for the night, strong guards be 
thrown out upon the shore, and that troops be lauded and required to march 
and clear out all points suspected of concealing a foe. 

"It is desirable that these supplies should reach General Curtis as 

early as possible. As soon as the boats can possibly be discharged, return 

them, bringing your entire command to St. Charles or to where you are now. 

"It is not intended that j'ou should reach General Curtis against all 

obstacles, but it is highly desirable that he should be reached. 

"U. S. Grant, 
"Colonel G. N. Fitch, "Major General Commanding. 

"Commanding Expedition on White River." 



GUERRILLAS. 41 

The retaliatory order of Jefferson Davis against Fitch's com- 
»mand was issued on this expedition. Guerrilla bands were con- 
stantly murdering soldiers and sailors from the woods and bushes. 
They were not soldiers, but independent gangs of assassins amena- 
ble to no law, civil or military. On the 2-4th of June, Colonel 
Fitch reported the situation on White river, and his action against 
the guerrillas in the following: 

"Headquarters U. S. Forces, 

"St. Charles, Ark., June 24, 1862. 
"Sir: Subsequent to mj' report of the 21st iust., guerrilla bands have 
twice fired into the gunboats and transports from the woods opposite St. 
Charles, and once upon the pickets above the town, killing a mortarboat 
man who was detailed at Memphis as a part of a gunboat squad to act with 
this regiment, and a seaman on the gunboat Lexington. To put a stop to 
this barbarous warfare. Major Bringhurst was sent with four companies, 
escorted by the gunboats Cincinnati and Lexington, up Indian baj- into the 
county of Monroe, where these bandits are said to be raised, with orders to 
post conspicuously copies of the accompanj-ing notice. The expedition 
was successful, seizing some ammunition that was about to be used bj- those 
bands, and bringing in three prisoners, who were charged with aiding and 
abetting them. One of the prisoners (Moore) appears to be a surgeon of 
the Confederate army on furlough, obtained upon tender of his resignation, 
•which has not been finally acted on. As a surgeon, he claims exemption 
from captivity under an agreement between belligerents. He was not taken 
as such, but as a member of or as aiding in the formation of guerrilla 
bands. An investigation of the case is now being made. # * « 

" I remain, general, very respectfully yours, " G. N. Fitch, 

"Colonel Commanding Forty-sixth Regiment Indiana Volunteers. 
"M.\J0R General Wallace, Commanding Memphis." 

[luclosure.] 
NOTICE. 

To THE Inhabitants op Monroe County, Arkansas: Guerrilla 
bands raised in j^our vicinity have fired from the woods upon the United 
States gunboats and transports in White river. This mode of warfare is 
that of savages. It is in your power to prevent it in 5'our vicinit}'. You will, 
therefore, if it is repeated, be held responsible in person and property. 
Upon a renewal of such attack, an expedition will be sent against you lo 
seize and destroy your personal property. It is our wish that no occasion 
for such a course shall arise, but that eveiy man shall remain at home in 
pursuit of his peaceful avocation, in which he will not be molested, unless 
a continuance of such barbarous guerrilla warfare renders rigorous meas- 
ures on our part neccessary. 

" By order of G. X. Fitch, 

"Jos. D. CowDiN, "Colonel Commanding U. S. Forces. 

"Acting Adjutant. 

"Headquarters Steamboat 'White Cloud,' 

"St. Charles, Ark., June 24, 1862." 



42 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

In a few days after the expedition into Monroe county, a 
party with a Haij of truce came in with a communication from 
General Hindman, the rebel commandant of the district. The 
document claimed that all the belligerents on White riA-er were 
"regulars," and enlisted under proper regulations, and the general 
claimed the right to dispose his men along White river as he 
might deem proper, "even should it prove annoying to you and 
your operations." ^ The document concluded with the remark: " I 
have thought it but just that I should furnish you with a copy of 
my order, that you may act advisedly, and I respectfully forewarn 
you that should your threat be executed against any citizen of this 
district, I shall retaliate, man for man, upon the Federal officers 
and soldiers who now are, or hereafter may be, in my custody as 
prisoners of war." 

To this Colonel Fitch curtly replied, referring to the despica- 
ble character of the warfare waged by Hindman's guerrillas, and 
comparing the conduct of the garrison at St. Charles, in shooting 
the drowning men of the Federal gunboat, to the heroic behavior 
of the Federal soldiers at Memphis, in rescuing the unfortunate 
Confederates who were thrown into the river by the explosion of 
their vessel. Colonel Fitch's reply closed with the declaration: 
" Your threat will not deter me from executing the letter of my 
proclamation in every case in which my judgment dictates its pro- 
priety or necessity." 

Hindman seems to have reported the matter to the Confed- 
erate government, for immediately there came an order from Jef- 
ferson Davis to retaliate, man for man, on all of the officers in 
Colonel Fitch's command; and in his book, "The Rise and 
Fall of the Confederate Government," Davis groups Major General 
Hunter and General Phelps, for recruiting negro soldiers and 
" arming slaves for the murder of their masters," Major General 
B. F. Butler, Avho " hung an inoffensive citizen at New Orleans" 
(Muraford), and "Brigadier General G. N. Fitch" and his com- 
mand, " who are reported to have murdered in cold blood two 
peaceful citizens, because one of his men, M'hen invading our coun- 
try, was killed by some unknown person while defending his 
home." Against these Mr. Davis hurled his anathemas, and 
declared them deserving the fate of felons. 

No officer of Fitch's command fell into rebel hands until the 
Red river captures, before which time Mr. Davis had rescinded 
his order as against the Forty-sixth, on the ground of false 



THE PILLOAV FARM. -JtS" 

information. Hindman's mistake occurred in supposing that the 
prisoners brought from Indian bay were killed. When the force 
returned, the captives were closely confined on a gunboat, and, as 
they were not visible, the impression was formed that they had 
been executed. This theorj^ had been adopted by Hindman, who 
reported it to Richmond, highly embellished. 

General Hindman finally fell a victim to his favorite system 
of warfare. He was killed after the war while sitting in his house, 
near Helena, by an assassin who shot him through the window. 

At Helena, the army of Curtis, as well as the Forty-sixth Reg- 
iment, went into a thorough renovation. An entirely new outfit of 
horses, w^agons and clothing was procured. Large numbers of troops 
were arriving from the North daily. Most of them were "new 
men," dressed in new clothes, and with all the material necessary 
for good service. If they felt any above their ragged brethren, 
they were sufficiently sensible to conceal the feeling. 

On the 1st of August the entire Vicksburg iieet came up the 
river. In a few days the regiment moved to the "Pillow Farm," 
a few miles below Helena. The general and his family were 
absent. The place w^as well stocked and in charge of a faithful 
negro. And the agent Avas something of a financier. He had dis- 
posed of much of the portable stuff about the farm at fair 2:)rices,. 
taking pay in "Northern Indiana raih'oad" money, which he 
expected would be redeemed by the cashier, "Sallie Miller," then 
on the road to Helena. 

On the 3d of August the Forty-third and Forty-sixth, with an 
Indiana battery and the First Arkansas Infantry, were sent against 
a rebel force said to be west of Helena. Subsequently the Fifth 
Illinois was added to the force, and all of it was merged into the 
division of General A. P. Hovey, numbering .3,000 men. An 
action had taken place the day before, and it was supposed 
that a large rebel force was assembling for an attack upon the 
post. The march was exhausting from the heat and dust. Many 
fell out, and, during the first two days, several Avent back to the 
river. The column went to Clarendon in four days, remained there 
five days and returned in four days. The return march was not 
fatiguing, as it was cooler. Met no rebels except the usual 
guerrilla squads. Much of the ground traveled had been gone over 
before. Four men were killed, two of whom belonged to the 
Thirty-fourth Indiana. 

About the 20th a steamer, coming down the Mississippi river,. 



44 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

struck a bar and was Avrecked. It had on board some 200 soldiers 
returning to their regiments. Very nearly all were drowned. 
Henry Saylors, of Company K, was among the lost. Some two 
"weeks afterward, Saylors' body was found in the river, near the 
-camp of the Forty-sixth. It had floated forty miles and stopjied 
near his company's quarters. 

On the 2d of September, Colonel Fitch, having resigned, took 
formal leave of the regiment. He resigned in consequence of an 
injury that disabled him for service. He had accepted leave of 
absence to await the action of the department commander on his 
resignation. 

Just before the colonel left, the regiment was paraded, and he 
addressed the men in a speech, referring to the fact that in 
inarches, camps, bivouacs, in encounters with the enemy, he had 
been with them for nearly a year. He said he had to take leave of 
them from necessity. That his absence might be brief or con- 
tinued, as circumstances might determine, but, with the regiment 
or at home, his best efforts should be used in behalf of it or its 
members. He enjoined upon men and oflicers that they be kind 
to one another, and remember that what discipline they were under 
was necessary for their welfare and for the efficiency of the regi- 
ment. He said he left the men under the charge of capable and 
considerate oflicers, and he hoped that the future of the regiment 
might be as bright as its past. It had won a name creditable to 
our State, and honorable even among enemies. Its members were 
-enjoined to do nothing that might tarnish the good name of the 
regiment nor the honor of our State. At the conclusion the regi- 
ment gave three hearty cheers for Colonel Fitch. The departure 
of the colonel was regretted by all the members of the regiment. 
His care of the men endeared him to all. His discipline was 
recognized as an essential element in the regiment's subsequent 
efliciency, and, in after years, his successor cheerfully acknowl- 
edged that the education of the regiment to its after capacity, was 
largely due to the early discipline of its first colonel. 

The regiment Avas at Helena, Ark., from July 15, 1862, until 
April 9, 1863; nearly nine months. During that time it was 
-engaged in various and numberless expeditions, and fights and 
skirmishes with guerrillas. It was on White river four times; to 
DuvaFs Bluff twice; to Arkansas Post; down the Tallehatchie; 
east from Helena to Moon lake, Yazoo Pass and other points of 
less note. The history of the regiment is the history of the Avar 



TALLEHATCHIE, 45- 

in Arkansas during that time, for it was with and generally at the 
head of nearly all of the important expeditions that went out. 
The bi'ief summary of the regiment's duties given at or from 
Helena, during the period indicated, is all that is here necessary, 

Martin L. Rutter, of Company A, was killed, and Daniel Sam- 
sel, of Company D, was wounded, by guerrillas, October 26, 1862. 
Two men of the Forty-third were killed the same day. 

S. C. Levin was elected sutler, October 27. 

On November 5 the regiment sent a scouting party seven 
miles further west than had before been reached. 

Three companies of the regiment, with others, went on a 
scout forty miles up the river, on the 1st of November. Found no 
rebels, but the people were excited about the new money that they 
saw for the first time. Large importations of "Northern Indiana 
railroad" money were still being made. It was handled by an indi- 
vidual in Logansport, who sold it to persons who sent it South. 
It arrived in sheets, unsigned, and was filled up according to the 
fancy of the purchaser. That about Helena bore the names, 
"M. M. Post," "Alex. Barnett," "Sallie Miller," "Dan Pratt," 
"D. D. Dykeman," "Molly Thomas," etc., etc. It had, for a 
time, a great run, but the ofiicers stamped it out. Latterly it cir- 
culated only awa}^ from camp. Expeditions used it largely. 
Those found offering it were court martialed and fined. On one 
occasion a man belonging to one of the new Iowa regiments came 
into the quarters of the Forty-sixth and offered one of the contra- 
band notes for a Avatch. The amazing audacity of the man was 
admired for a while, when the verdant financier was hooted from 
camp. 

Hamilton Robb, of Carroll county, was elected chaplain by 
the ofiicers, on the 5th of November. He was commissioned 
December 13. 

On November 15, Colonel Slack, Lieutenant Colonel Gould 
and Thomas O. Riley were appointed a board of trade. The 
board was supposed to regulate the purchase of cotton. 

On November 15 the entire division went on an expedition to 
Arkansas Post. It returned to Helena on the 22d. No results. 

The great "Tallehatchie Expedition" started on the 26th of 
November, 1862. It was composed of not less than 5,000 men^. 
with a splendid outfit of artillery and cavalry. The expedition 
went on boats down to the "Delta," a small town on the Missis- 
sippi side of the river. At 5 o'clock on the 29th the army started. 



46 THE .FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

There was a train of 160 wagons, a regiment of cavalry, and a 
number of batteries of artillery. A march of twenty-four miles 
was made by dark. On the 30th of November the rebels were 
seen near a ferry -on Cold water. A bridge was built and the 
troops crossed over on the 31st. No rebels could be found. The 
return march was begun on the 2d of January. Crossing the Talle- 
hatchie, great numbers of negroes followed and remained with 
the column until the Mississippi was reached. Early on the morn- 
ing of tlie last day the boom of the morning gun at Helena was 
heard, and loud shouts proclaimed the joy of the soldiers in being 
within hearing distance of Colonel Slack and his artillery. The 
Forty-sixth reached the river at 8.30 a. m., and was in Helena by 
3.30 p. M. 

On the 1st of January, 1863, the following detail for artillery 
duty was made from the Forty-sixth regiment. It was assigned 
by Captain P. Davidson, chief of artillery, to the Sixteenth Ohio 
Battery, Captain Mitchell, and did good service: 

Company A, Henry C. Canter, Thomas W. Patton; Company 
B, John N. Oliver, Warren L. Wagoner; Company C, Henry A. Gra- 
ham, Jacob Rutter; Company D, William H. Powell; Company E, 
Benjamin F. Shoup; Company F, Patrick Callahan; Company G, 
James Johnson, Colon McColloch; Company H, John Chamber- 
lain; Company I, Allen Calhoun, Richard Calhoun; Companj' K, 
David Haller. 

The regiment started, on the 10th of January, on another trip 
up White river. It reached St. Charles on the 15th, and remained 
until the 18th, when it continued on up to Clarendon and Duval's 
Bluff. It met no old friends and made no new acquaintances. 
The return was begun on the 19th, and Helena Avas made on the 
22d. The regiment went into camp a mile back from the river. 
The mud was overwhelming. It was reported that a mule and a 
horse were drowned near the center of the town. The sick report 
of the post reached 1,200. Surgeon Horace Coleman was acting 
"medical director" for the division. 

On the 14th of February the regiment started on the "Yazoo 
Pass Expedition." An opening was cut in the levee, and in a 
transport the regiment passed into Moon lake, an immense pond 
hemmed in by the higlier land back and the levee on the Missis- 
sippi. A landing Mas made on a comparatively dry spot, where 
the remains of an old mill stood. It was entitled, "Hunt's Mills," 
and McAllister, of Company I, and Ilaney, of Company B, took 



YAZOO PASS. 47 

the establishment in hand, and in a few days turned out large 
quantities of a good article of corn-meal. 

On arriving at the "Mills" the regiment went into camp, 
expecting to be comfortable for a few da3'S, but the sudden rise of 
the water, caused by the river rushing through the opening in the 
levee, overflowed nearly the entire country, and left scarcely 
enough dry land to camp upon. 

Some work was done on this visit to Moon lake in cutting 
out trees and obstructing timbers, but before much in that line 
was effected the regiment was ordered back to Helena, where it 
arrived on the 21st of February, 

On landing, orders were received to prepare to embark on the 
"Volunteer" and "Ida May" at 3 o'clock. Although tired and 
hungry, the men immediately prepared to ship, but before the 
appointed hour orders came "to wait for pay." This order was 
obeyed, and the regiment marched up to the Exchange hotel, was 
paid for two months, and was back on the boats by 10 o'clock in 
splendid spirits. 

On the "Moon Lake Expedition" three rebels were killed and 
six wounded. Aurilius L. Voorhis and George W. Bruington, of 
Company B, were wounded by guerrillas. 

The real " Tallehatchie Expedition" was now to begin. General 
Ross commanded. He took the "Volunteer" for his flagship, and, 
with the Forty-sixth, took the lead. Companies A, C, E, G, H 
and K were on the "Ida May," and Companies B, F, D and I on 
the " Volunteer." The expedition was composed of new troops, 
except the Forty-third, Forty-sixth and the Forty-seventh Indiana. 
The gunboats Chillicothe and DeKalb were in advance, followed by 
fifteen transports and the ram Fulton. The fleet went crashing 
through trees and limbs, tearing off the chimneys and upper works 
of the boats. Huge trees were cut down and rolled out of the 
way, and great piles of brush and timber blocked the road until 
removed. The fleet made from two to five miles a day, and often 
at night the starting point of the morning was in sight. The 
boats were nearly wrecked. The smoke stacks were knocked 
-down and the upper works torn off. The "Volunteer" was a new 
boat, just from Pittsburg. She was highly decorated and in 
perfect order. After coming through the pass she looked like an 
abandoned scow. 

The brigade consisted of the Forty-third, Forty-sixth and 
Forty-seventh Indiana, and the Twenty-eighth Wisconsin, under 



48 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

General Soloman. In addition, there were the Thirty-third and 
Thirty-fifth Missouri, the Thirty-third, Thirty-sixth and Twenty- 
ninth Iowa, six guns of the Third Iowa Artillery and one company 
of an Illinois cavalry regiment, under General Clinton B, Fisk. 
General Ross commanded the whole. 

The Tallehatchie was reached and better sailing had. Evi- 
dence of the presence of the rebels began to be seen. The trans- 
port "Thirty-fifth Parallel" was passed in flames. She was filled 
Avith cotton and was burned to keep the property from falling into 
Federal hands. All night a constant stream of burning cotton 
floated past the fleet, keeping all hands busy saving the boats from 
conflagration. 

The fleet reached within two miles of the fortifications on the 
11th of March. The Forty-sixth was immediately detailed to 
disembark and proceed toward the town of McNutt, to ascertain 
whether an infantry force was there, as reported. The Forty- 
seventh was ordered down the river toward the fort. Being near 
the left of the column, it was late reporting. The Forty-sixth 
having returned, Colonel Bringhurst asked permission of the 
adjutant of General Ross to go on down the river and wait for 
Colonel Slack. Permission being given, the regiment went down 
to within three-quarters of a mile of the fort, and, seeing the rebel 
infantry outside, advanced and attacked them. Companies A and 
B Avere detailed as skirmishers. The rebels stood, and an engage- 
ment at once came on. The whole line became engaged, and after 
some sharp firing the rebels took to the fort. In the mean time the 
ChilUcothe, with General Ross on board, dropped down the stream. 
Coming in sight of the fort the rebels opened on the gunboat with 
two sixty-eight-pound guns, making the splinters fly. 

General Ross had landed and was with the regiment before 
the infantry engagement was over, and complimented it for its 
behavior. 

Returning, the regiment met the Forty-seventh coming down, 
and, although the Forty-sixth had taken the place assigned to 
Colonel Slack, he joined General Ross in complimenting the 
regiment. 

Samuel Stewart was shot through the groin, and Theophilus P. 
Rodgers in the leg; both of Company B. 

On the 6th of March an accident occurred which cost the 
regiment one of its best members. A light boat containing a staff 
officer of General Ross, a clerk, Artemus Burnsworth, and B. 



FORT PEMBERTON. 49 

Porter, of Comisany I, left the "Volunteer" on an errand to the 
shore. The fleet was under good headway and, on returning, the 
boat missed the "Volunteer" and made for the "Ida May." The 
steamer ran down the boat and passed over it. Burnsworth 
and Porter went entirely under the "Ida May." Porter was 
taken up by a yawl. Burnsworth was seen no more. The other 
two men were hauled aboard the steamer. 

On the 12th of March a general attack was made on the fort. 
Soloman's brigade was placed between the river and the land 
battery erected a few days before, and to the right of that battery. 
The gunboats came slowly down the river, and, coming in range 
of the fort, opened with their heavy bow-guns. The land battery 
also opened. Immediately the fort was heard from, and in no 
uncertain way. Their shells were sent in showers over the boats 
and the land battery. The rebels had a sixty-eight-pound gun, 
which was particularly effective. One of its shells passed throuo-h 
the shutter of the ChillkotJie and exploded in the gun-room, 
killing three and fatally wounding nine men. During the engage- 
ment the cotton bales on the upper deck of the Chillicothe took 
fire, when a squad of negro firemen went up with hose and extin- 
guished the flames. The Chillicothe carried an 168-pound gun, 
whose shell could entirely penetrate a bale of cotton or the thick- 
est bank of the fort, and threatened the destruction of their works, 
but the boat could not hold position long enough to effect what 
was possible under other circumstances. 

On the 16th another attack was made, with the same result. 

On the 19th Wright Nield had an arm shot oft" while "looking 
out" for a rebel gun that was firing at a working squad. Nield 
saw the gun fire and gave the word, but before he could get down 
the ball struck him. He subsequently died. 

On the 19th the fleet started to return. Much time was lost 
in the dark by the boats becoming entangled, which might have 
been fatal had the rebels understood the situation. 

Met General Quimby, with reinforcements, on the 21st of 
March. The entire expedition was ordered to return and the old 
positions were reached, and on the 23d the Forty-sixth was again 
sent down in advance. Approaching the fort, two large yawls, 
filled with men, were seen making off from the shore. The ball* 
of the advance compelled one party to halt; the other escaped. 
The captured yawl contained fourteen men. 

On the 23d a tree fell across a tent in the camp of the Forty- 



50 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

seventh, killing four and fatally injuring two men. James Storms, 
of Logan sport, was one of the wounded. 

On the night of the 31st of March, Companies B and D stood 
picket within 200 yards of the rebels. 

A party of rebels came in with a flag of truce on April 1. 
Their alleged business Avas about a prisoner, but they really wanted 
to see what was being done on our side. They were held back a 
proper distance. Captain Sikes, the oflicer, was exceedingly 
sociable, and sat and talked an hour with our ofticers. In return, 
the next day our colonel, with a flag and four men, went over to 
see what they were doing. They had more success than the rebels, 
and learned much about their position. 

Quartermaster Downey, when down near the fort, on the 4th 
of April, was struck in the hand by a rebel shell. The colonel, 
with some men, was in a battery destroying the sacks that had 
"been used in the work. The shot was drawn by them. On the 
same day, at the same place, a twelve-pound shell passed through 
a group of Company K's men. They were sitting around a tree. 
William Johnson was killed and Elihu Shaffer Av^ounded, When 
the report of the gun was heard, Johnson gathered his knees to his 
body. The shell blew out its fuse and passed entirely through his 
knees and body. The brass fuse went through Shaffer's hand. 

The fleet again started for Helena on the 5th of April. The 
Forty-sixth occupied the "Volunteer" alone. On the 6th a cap- 
tain of a boat and a soldier of the Forty-third were killed by 
guerrillas. A large plantation house in the vicinity Avas in flames 
in a few minutes. 

The regiment arrived at Helena on the 8th of April. 



CHAPTER IV. 

Vacancies and Promotions.— Milliken's Bend.— Dawson's.— Dunbak's. 
-Hard Times.— Grand Gulf. — The Benton.— Port Gibson.— 
Champion's Hill. — Vicksbl-rCt. — Jackson. — Down the River. — 

April-August, 1863. 

BETWEEN April and August, 1863, the following vacancies 
and pi'omotions occurred: 
Captain Benjamin A. Grover, of Company K, resigned July 
22, 1863; he w^as succeeded by Lieutenant Robert M. Shields; 
John McClung was commissioned first, and Chester Chamberlain 
second lieutenant. Surgeon Horace Coleman resigned July 31, 
1863; Assistant Surgeon I. B. Washburn was commissioned sur- 
geon, and Joshua W. Underbill, of Company E, assistant surgeon. 

The following was the organization of the Thirteenth Army 
Corps (Major General J. A. McClernand), April 30, 1863: 

Ninth Division (Osterhaus). 
First Brigade (Garrard). Second Brigade (Sheldon). 

Forty-ninth Indiana, Sixteenth Ohio, 

Sixty-ninth Indiana, Forty-second Ohio, 

One Hundred and Twentieth One Hundred and Fourteenth . 

Ohio. Ohio. 

One Hundred and Eighteenth Fifty-fourth Indiana, 

Illinois, Twenty-second Kentucky. 
Seventh Kentucky. 

ARTILLERY. 

First Wisconsin Battery, Seventh Michigan Battery. 

CAVALRY. 

Third Illinois Cavalry (Companies A, E and K). 



52 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA, 

Tenth Division (A. J. Smith). 
First Brigade (Burbridge). Second Brigade (Landram). 

Sixteenth Indiana, Nineteenth Kentucky, 

Sixtieth Indiana, Seventy-seventh Illinois, 

Sixty-seventh Indiana, Ninety-seventh Illinois, 

Eighty-third Ohio, One Hundred and Eighth 

Ninety-sixth Ohio, Illinois, 

Twenty-third Wisconsin. One Hundred and Thirtieth 

Illinois, 
Forty-eighth Ohio. 

ARTILLERY. 

Chicago Mercantile Battery, Seventeenth Ohio Battery. 

CAVALRY. 

Fourth Indiana Cavalry (Company C). 

Twelfth Division (A. P. Hovey). 
First Brigade (McGinnis). Second Brigade (Slack). 

Eleventh Indiana, Forty-seventh Indiana, 

Twenty-fourth Indiana, Twenty-fourth Iowa, 

Thirty-fourth Indiana, Twenty-eighth Iowa, 

Forty-sixth Indiana, Fifty-sixth Ohio. 
Twenty-ninth Wisconsin. 

CAVALRY. 

First Indiana Cavalry (Company C). 

ARTILLERY. 

Second Illinois Battery (A), Second Ohio Battery, 

Sixteenth Ohio Battery, First Missouri Battery (A). 

Thirteenth Division (Ross). 
First Brigade (Soloraan). Second Brigade (Fisk). 

Forty-third Indiana, Twenty-ninth Iowa, 

Thirty-fifth Missouri, Thirty-third Iowa, 

Twenty-eighth Wisconsin. Thirty-sixth Iowa, 

Thirty-third Missouri. 

artillery. 
Third Iowa Battery. 



FOR VICKSBUBG. 



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Fourteenth Division (Carr). 
First Brigade (Benton). Second Brigade (Lawler). 

First United States, Eleventh Wisconsin, 

Eighth Indiana, Twenty-first Iowa, 

Eighteenth Indiana, Twenty-second Iowa, 

Thirty-third Illinois, Twenty-third Iowa. 
Ninety-ninth Illinois. 

CAVALRY. 

Third Illinois Cavalry (Company G). 

ARTILLERY, 

First Indiana Battery, First Iowa Battery. 

Second Division of Cavalry (Bussey). 
First Brigade (Wiley). Second Brigade (Clayton). 

Fifth Illinois Cavalry, Second Arkansas Cavalry, 

First Indiana Cavalry. Third Iowa Cavalry, 

Fifth Kansas Cavalry, 
Second Illinois Cavalry, 
Sixth Missouri Cavalry. 

On the arrival of the regiment at Helena, it Avas met by Gen- 
eral Hovey, who ordered the Forty-sixth and Forty-seventh to 
remain on their boats, as they were to go to Vicksburg. 

On the evening of the 11th the "Volunteer," with the regi- 
ment, dropped down the river a few miles, with orders to watch 
and follow the "Universe," the flagboat of the general. It rained 
heavily all night. The next morning (Sunday) the men were busy 
drying and cleaning up. The chaplain was having religious ser- 
vices when the " Universe" passed down, with colors flying. The 
sermon was cut off, and in twenty minutes the regiment was on 
board and steaming down the river. The river was very high. 
At 4 o'clock the "Volunteer" was off White river, and at 5 she 
passed Napoleon, at the mouth of the Arkansas. At 8 o'clock the 
"Volunteer" overhauled three boats that had been ahead. At 10 
o'clock all the leading boats were overhauled at anchor. The 
"Volunteer" was ordered to take the lead, as she "was the only 
boat that had a competent pilot." Accordingly she steamed on 
down. 

The boat was full of men. All the decks were covered with 



54 THE FORTY-SIXTH I^TDIANA, 

sleeping soldiers, and the night was dark. The river was out of 
its banks, and, in some places, three or four miles wide. The 
danger of getting out of the channel, or on the bars, Avas great, 
and the colonel, feeling the responsibility of the situation, went 
with the captain to the pilot to ascertain how far that official 
could be relied on. It was discovered that the pilot "was a member 
of the First Indiana Cavaliy, and had been on that part of the 
river only once before, and then on a coal barge. 

The "Volunteer" ran many risks, and, at 2 o'clock, after rub- 
bing several sandbars, came to anchor without orders, and by 3 
o'clock the whole fleet was huddled around her. At daybreak the 
boat was again under way, and at 6 o'clock tied up near the quar- 
ters of General Grant. 

After breakfast the "Volunteer," under orders, was unloaded 
and the property carried up on dry ground. In a few hours orders 
came to put everything on the boat again. That was done. The 
next morning the boat moved a short distance up the river and the 
regiment went into camp. 

The point where the array was concentrating was at Milliken's 
Bend, twenty miles above Vicksburg. 

All baggage, except what could be carried, was ordered back 
to the boats. The division had no wagons except for ammuni- 
tion. All else was put on the steamers "Cheeseman" and "Cer- 
lew," to be carried past the rebel batteries at Vicksburg. The 
stores were put on the boats without any regard to mfethod or 
order. Things were piled up just as they were brought in, and 
worse confusion could not have been constructed. 

On the 16th of April the division began its march. The 
Twenty-fourth led the column, followed by the Forty-sixth, with 
the Sixteenth Ohio Battery between them. Richmond was reached 
before dark, and the regiment remained over night. Marched at 
6,30 on the 17th. Reached Dawson's plantation at 4 p. m. 
Weather exceedingly hot. Knapsacks Avere relieved by the dis- 
charge of overcoats and superfluous clothing. The splendid man- 
sion of "Mars" Dawson was soon filled by a hot and hungry 
soldiery. The rooms were all taken. During the night terrific 
firing was heard in the direction of Vicksburg. Supposing the 
transports, with their baggage, were passing the batteries on the 
little steamers, the Forty-sixth people expressed some uneasiness. 

Left the plantation on the 21st of April. The division had 
built bridges additional to those built by the engineers, and had a 



GRAND GULP. 



55 



road to itself. Encamped that night on Dunbar's plantation. 
The weatherboarding of the mansion was used for bedding. Built 
a bridge on the 22d, and enjoyed heavy rains for four days. 
Marched, on the 27th, at noon, over heavy roads, and stopped 
two miles from the river. Remained a short time, and pushed on 
through the rain to the river. The division went into camp and 
remained until noon on the 28th. The regiment Avas marched a 
short distance down the river and exercised in pumping out two 
coal barges that had been perforated in passing the batteries. 

At 5 o'clock the Eleventh, Twenty-fourth and Forty-sixth 
were put on the "Forest Queen" and a coal barge on each side of 
her. Every foot of room was covered. ' By dark the entire 
division was loaded on five transports and the coal barges. At 8 
o'clock General Hovey assembled the colonels of the division in 
the cabin of the "Forest Queen" and explained to them the pro- 
posed movement. The division was to be on boats and barges 
opposite the rebel fort. The gunboats were to silence the batteries, 
when the infantry was to run over, land and secure a footing at 
the base of the fort. The transports were then to return for addi- 
tional troops. Governor Yates, of Illinois, was present at this 
meeting. The colonels were directed to assemble their company 
officers and instruct them in their duties. 

The division started at 3 o'clock on the morning of the 29th, 
and reached Hard Times at 6. The boats tied up nearly oppo- 
site the great fort of Grand Gulf. It was not then visible through 
the mist, but in an hour it M'as in plain view. The sight was 
interesting, but not comforting. It was a huge sugar loaf hill, 
with a plane at its base, some twenty feet above the river. Not a 
man or a gun could be seen. The river seemed to run straight 
against the fort, while Black river came into the Mississippi close 
to its right. 

At 8 o'clock all was ready. The division was on its boats. 
The gunboats were at anchor in the stream. The LotiisviUe, 
Lafayette, Benton, Fittsburg, Mound City, Garonclelet and the 
Price were in the fleet. Admiral Porter was on the Benton, 
General McClernand on the Price, and General Grant was on a 
little tug in the middle of the river. On a signal from the Benton 
the fleet weighed anchor and stood up stream. Going up a mile, 
the boats turned and came down in line of battle. By this time 
the sun was high enough to expose the fort to its direct rays, and, 
from the transports, a distinct view could be had of every move- 



56 



THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 



ment, and for over five hours the Thirteenth Corps looked upon 
one of the grandest sights ever witnessed. 

The attack failing to silence the enemy's guns, signals were 
made for the division to land. The corps was then marched along 
the levee past the fort. Below, it went into camp. By morning, 
the entire corps, with two of Logan's brigades, about 20,000 men, 
were ready for the march for Vicksburg. During the night the 
transports and gunboats ran past the batteries. The rebel cannon- 
ading shook the ground the soldiers slept upon. 

Officers of the regiment, who subsequently visited the fort, 
say that the plateau was very broad, and completely commanded 
by rifle trenches wide enough to shelter four ranks of infantr)-, 
and with many pieces of light artillery. The time necessary for 
the transports to unload and return for reinforcements would have 
been sufficient to annihilate the first detatchments, and, probably, 
most of the succeeding ones. In vieAV of subsequent events, it 
was, perhaps, fortunate that the heavy rebel guns were not 
silenced. 

At 5 o'clock on the morning of the 30th of April the regiment 
*' mustered for pay," and, in an hour, with the Twenty-fourth 
Indiana, was marching on the Benton. The Eleventh went on the 
Lafayette. On the Bento7i, the Twenty-fourth occupied the upper 
deck and the Forty-sixth the lower or gun deck. 

At 8 o'clock the Benton ran up a signal and put out into the 
stream. She was immediately followed by all the gunboats, trans- 
ports and barges — all heavily laden with infantry and artillery. 
As the fleet rounded out, a band at the quarters of General Gi'ant 
played "The Red, White and Blue." The cheers from the boats 
and the shore, the heavy masses of soldiers on the vessels, with 
the busy preparations on the gunboats for action, produced impi'es- 
sions on the spectators that will never be forgotton. 

On the wheel-house of the Benton stood General Grant and 
Commodore Porter, closely watching the shore. Nothing, however, 
was visible on land that indicated that the enemy was pre- 
pared for the movement. The decks were covered with anxious 
soldiers, the guns were cleared for action, and the crews were at 
quarters. Opposite Bruinsburg the ^g«ion signaled, "Prepare to 
land," and slowly rounded to. As soon as the boat reached the 
bank the Forty-sixth and Twenty-fourth Indiana were on shore — 
the first to land. Only one man was seen on the bank. He was 
supposed to be a spy of General Grant's and was sent on board. 



PORT GIBSON. 57 

Two day's rations, to do live, were issued and speedily distributed. 
There was such haste that many companies were obliged to roll 
their provisions along as they marched. A rapid movement was 
begun. The roads were crowded. At first there was much con- 
fusion, but gradually the advance became orderly and rapid. 

There were no horses in the column, except those with the 
artillery. The officers walked with the men. The regiment 
snatched a few minutes and got supper at 8 o'clock. Marched, 
Avith many halts, all night. At 5 o'clock a. m., the 1st of May, 
the colonel took advantage of a halt and ordered the men to pre- 
pare breakfast. It was fortunate, for it w^as many hours before 
another opportunity occurred. Before the heavy eaters were 
through heavy firing began, and the order came to go forward. 
The regiment was in line instantly, and pushed to the front. 
Rudely jostling an old colonel, he said, "You'll get there in time, 
boys." And many of them did. The road was gorged with 
infantry and artillery — all crowding to the front. The regiment 
"went with the tide, and in a few minutes was engaged in battle. 

This point was four miles from Port Gibson, and the result of 
the engagement would determine the campaign. Crossing a 
chasm, the Forty-sixth became separated from the other regiments 
of the brigade, and came out on a plain near the Magnolia 
church, where it was ordered, by General McGinnis to support the 
Eighteenth Indiana, which was being heavily pressed. About 
that time the Forty-sixth joined the other part of the brigade, and 
and took part in the first charge. The Eighteenth was fighting 
the Fifteenth Arkansas and the Twenty-first and Twenty-third 
Alabama. A batter}' of two guns was in front, within an hundred 
yards. In the charge on the rebel infantry, the Forty-sixth went 
through, breaking the rebel lines. Company E captured the colors 
of the Fifteenth Arkansas, and a portion of Company H ran over 
the colors of the Twenty-third Alabama. Captain Henry Snyder 
and James M. McBeth, of Company E, fired upon and wounded 
the color-bearer of the Fifteenth Arkansas. McBeth took the 
colors, but inadvertantly let them pass into the hands of some 
Thirty-fourth men, who had come up. Portions of the Eleventh, 
Thirty-fourth and Forty-sixth Indiana charged upon and captured 
the battery. This capture has been claimed by each regiment, 
severally, but it was their joint work. Whoever did the work, it 
was well done. Every horse and every man about the first gun was 
killed. It was then turned, and, being loaded, fired upon the rebels. 



58 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

After an hour's rest the regiment was ordered forward and to- 
the right. It crossed the Port Gibson road and formed on a bare 
hill. Artillery went into battery. Immediately the line was 
opened on from the woods in front, where a new>i'ebel line had 
been formed. A part of the Forty-sixth and some artillery were 
sent down and the rebels dispersed. At 5.30 p.m. our line was 
withdrawn, and the men laid down and slept. 

At 4 30 A. M. on the 2d, the army was in motion, and at 8 
o'clock the regiment stacked arms in one of the streets of Port 
Gibson. It remained in town until tlie next evening, and enjoyed 
a well earned rest. 

In the movement from the river, the regiment's behavior 
pleased its friends and satisfied the general officers. 

The killed and wounded of the regiment were: 

Adjutant James M. Watts, wounded; supposed mortally. 

Company A. — Wounded: Corporal W. H. Padget, mortally;. 
Charles B. Fawcet, Daniel P. Snyder, John Beaver. 

Company B. — Wounded: Henry Brown. 

Company C. — Killed: David Cripe, Austin Waymire, Corporal' 
John R. Shaffer. Wounded: Benjamin Addis, Alexander Lane, 
Jonathan N. Galloway, Isaac E. Smock. 

Company D. — Killed: Noah Jones, William Loudermilk, 
Alfred Hitchens. Wounded: Corporal Nathan Downham, Cor- 
poral Lovengier, Corporal Crockett, Corporal Theron Kendrick,. 
Michael Blue. 

Company E. — Wounded: William C. Shull, Randolph Mere- 
dith, John D. Cummer, D. B. Wirt, William Brockus, George W. 
Albert, Robert Stogdel, Charles Rider, Henry Teeples. 

Company F. — Wounded: Corporal James Campbell, Jonas 
Sloniker. 

Company G — Killed: J. Swisher. Wounded: Levi C. Cline. 

Company H. — Killed: Corporal Samuel Fisher. Wounded:: 
William Faler, Samuel Coble, Henry Reichard. 

Company I. — Wounded: Martin L. Surface, Henry C. Davis,. 
Daniel Harrol, George Beckett, George Schley. 

Company K. — Wounded: Corporal Adam Gaudy, Larkin 
Adamson. Total killed, eight; wounded, thirty-seven. 

Of the wounded, Adamson died on the day of the battle,, 
and Padget on the 3d of May. 

The Forty-sixth had 400 men in the action. The colors- 
received three shots. 



ON THE ROAD TO VICKSBURG. 59* 

On the 4t]i of May, Lieutenant Troxell, of Company C, was 
detailed to act as adjutant, in place of Watts, and Lieutenant 
Brownlie, of Company D, as quartermaster, in place of Downey. 

On the 3d of May the Forty-third and Forty-sixth went on a 
scout. They found large quantities of provisions. At one place 
they discovered 180,000 pounds of hams and side meat. It had 
been hauled out by the rebels on the day of the battle. Large 
quantities of stores had been burned. The division encamped, on 
the night of the 3d, seventeen miles from Vicksburg and twenty- 
five from Grand Gulf. A halt of several days was made for stores. 
Generals Grant, Sherman, Logan and McClernand reviewed the 
division on the 7th. On the 8th was the "Big Wash," when the 
army, after a busy month in the mud and water, met the first 
opportunity to clean up. 

The division left the camp near Edward's Depot on May IL. 
Marched eight miles and remained until the 12th at 3 a. m., when 
it took up the march for Vicksburg. The first day the road was 
hot and dusty. Artillery and infantry, with thousands of negro 
men, women and children, were hurrying forward. Met the 
enemy at 9 o'clock. The Twelfth Division was in advance. The 
Twenty-fourth and the Forty-sixth were in front. Companies A, 
B and C were out as skirmishers. The two regiments pushed 
ahead and found the rebels in a wood, with a broad, clear field 
between the forces. On the advance of the regiments the rebels 
fell back to their supports. 

The line of march was taken up on the 12th. Before starting 
each man took eighty rounds of cartridges and some crackers. 
The sick were put in ambulances, and, with the wagons, sent 
around by another road. At 10 o'clock every possible demonstra- 
tion for an intended battle had been made by General Grant, but, 
while they were going on, a road was being cut through the woods, 
which let the Thirteenth Corps out on another, around the rebel 
left. Four miles were made by 4 o'clock, when the division went 
into camp. The lot of the Forty-sixth fell on a newly plowed 
field, which, under the heavy rain, soon became a pond. 

At 4 o'clock, on the 14th, orders came for a march at 4.30, 
At 8 o'clock the rain recommenced. Reached Raymond at 11. 
The town was full of rebel prisoners and large details were bury- 
ing the dead of Logan's battle on the 12th. Camped on the night 
of the 14th, three and one-half miles from the Vicksburg railroad,, 
and fifteen miles from Jackson. 



•60 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

Started at 5 o'clock on the morning of the 15th. Fine 
weather. Good traveling. Reached Clinton, on the railroad, at 
8 o'clock. Again met the rebels, formed line of battle, when they 
again left. The pickets were busy all night. Many prisoners 
were brought in. 

Was on the road again at 5 o'clock on the morning of the 
16th. Picked up rebel stragglers at every step. Companies H 
and I were put out on the flanks of the column, and captured a 
large number of rebel prisoners who had fallen behind on the 
I'etreat of their army from Jackson. 

Three miles from Bolton, the column again struck the rebel 
lines. The Twelfth Division was in advance, and the First 
Brigade was in the lead. The Twenty-fourth (Colonel Spicely) 
was in front, then the Sixteenth Ohio Battery, with the Forty- 
sixth following. Approaching a fine 2:)lantation (Champion's), 
where the road ran into a hilly woods, a number of field oflScers 
were riding in front of the Twenty-fourth, when Sergeant David 
Wilky, of the First Indiana Cavalry, coming from the front, 
reported lines of infantry and artillery within 600 yards. The 
Forty-sixth was ordered up in front of the battery, and a line of 
battle was immediately formed. The Twenty-fourth formed on 
the right of the road and the Forty-sixth on the left. The Second 
Ohio Battery rested on the right of the Twenty-fourth, and the 
Sixteenth Ohio Battery on the left of the Forty-sixth, and between 
that regiment and the Eleventh Indiana. But General Grant was 
not yet ready for the battle. The several columns of the army 
were on different roads and rapidly concentrating. But two 
brigades of one corps, the Thirteenth, were yet on the ground. 

At 11.45 General Grant, supposing the other columns on the 
•other roads were in supporting distance, gave General Hovey the 
order to advance. The Forty-sixth quickly went forward, and 
formed line of battle on the left of the Twenty-ninth Wisconsin. 
On its left were the Eleventh and Thirty-fourth Indiana. The 
Twenty-fourth was on the extreme right. The batteries followed 
-close. A halt was made until 12.15, when the actual advance 
began. The order was first received on the right of the line, and 
it, in moving forward, obliqued to the left, compelling the Forty- 
sixth to move also to the left, crowding the Eleventh. That regi- 
ment not being able to give room, the Forty-sixth was finally 
compelled to occupy ground in the rear of the Twenty-ninth 
Wisconsin. In that situation the brigade advanced, and sharp 



champion's hill. 61 

firing commenced by the whole line. The brigade advanced in 
fine order and drove the rebels back over their batteries in con- 
fusion. The rebels crossed a small ravine, and again formed. 
Here was a desperate fight. The whole brigade advanced and a 
close conflict ensued. On the left, the Second Brigade, under 
Colonel Slack, had similar work on hand. Before this general 
encounter, the Eleventh sent for help, and General McGinnis 
directed the Forty-sixth to relieve it. The Eleventh was found 
nearly flanked on both sides and heavily pressed. The Forty-sixth 
came on the ground in good time, and, joining the Eleventh^ 
forced the rebels back. 

The struggle on the first hill was kept up over an hour with 
varying results. Several guns were captured, three of them by the 
Forty-sixth, which were again captured by the rebels. It was 
uncertain, at the end of the hour, where the victory would finally 
be. The flght began too early. Many divisions were yet upon 
the road, and calls for help were unheeded. The larger portion of 
the Thirteenth (McClernand's) Corps heard the thunder of the 
battle and loitered. During the heaviest fighting by Hovey's 
division, that general received an order from McClernand to join 
him some three miles back. In his "Memoirs," General Grant 
says: "The battle of Champion's Hill lasted about four hours, 
hard fighting, preceded by two or three hours of skirmishing, 
some of which almost rose to the dignity of battle. Every man of 
Hovey's division, and of McPherson's two divisions, was engaged 
during the battle. No other part of my command vkis engaged at 
all, except as described before." General Grant attributes the 
failure to prevent Pemberton from getting back to Vicksburg to 
McClernand's delay. 

The most desperate and protracted of the Forty-sixth's fight- 
ing was near and around a log cabin, and near where the guns 
were captured. Here the tide of battle ebbed and flowed. The 
ground was lost and won. The First Brigade would press for- 
ward, victors, only to be driven back, to again advance in pursuit. 
Here many of the regiment fell. Near the cabin, Welch and 
Laquear, of Company D; Mellinger, of Company I; Lieutenant 
Ferris, of Company F, and VVilliam Pfoutz, of Company B, fell. 
The balls showered about that cabin, and the wonder was that so 
many escaped. 

The success of Logan's division on the right settled the ques- 
tion for that day. When Hovey's division saw the masses of 



-62 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

rebel prisoners crowding to the rear, it knew why the enemy on 
its front was giving way. The victory was won. 

The Sixteenth Ohio Battery, containing a large detail from 
the Forty-sixth, did good service. It occupied a position of great 
responsibility and danger. Its gallant commander, Captain 
Mitchell, was killed. 

In his report of the battle of Champion's Hill, General Hovey 
thus speaks of the First Brigade, near the cabin: "The contest 
here was continued for over an hour by my forces. For over 600 
yards up the hill my division gallantly drove the enemy before 
them, capturing eleven guns and over 300 prisoners under fire. 
The Eleventh Indiana (Colonel McCauley) and Twenty-ninth 
Wisconsin (Colonel Gill) captured the four guns on the brow of 
the hill, at the point of the bayonet. The Forty-sixth Indiana 
•(Colonel Bringhurst) gallantly di'ove the enemy from three guns on 
the right of the road, and Colonel Bynam, with the Twenty-fourth 
Iowa, charged a battery of five guns on the left of the road, kill- 
ing gunners and horses and capturing several prisoners." * * 

The brigade was ordered at the close of the battle to get a 
supply of cartridges and finish the fight, or take part in the 
pursuit. 

Divisions coming up which had not been in the engagement 
were sent forward, and the Twelth Division prepared for supper 
and rest. 

The spot where the division was to camp was situated in a 
light wood, near the road, but it was preoccupied. It was covered 
with dead and wounded men. Rebel and Union soldiers lay 
almost as thickly as stood the living. The division divided the 
ground with the dead and wounded. All night the ambulance 
corps, with their torches of splinters, came among the sleeping 
soldiers, hunting and carrying out those to whom surgical atten- 
tion Avould be a benefit. 

On the morning of the 17th, the brigade was ordered to 
j-emain to bury the dead and care for the wounded and prisoners. 
Details were made for the work. Negroes were employed in 
digging trenches for graves. Wagons scoured the field for arms 
and ammunition, and a large detail with negroes, under the medical 
officers, cut trees and built bowers for the wounded. In the Forty- 
sixth, each company sent out men to gather and bury their own 
dead. They were brought to one place and buried in one grave. 
Three who died in the hospital were buried there, and one who 



champion's hill. 63 

was not found was afterward buried by the general detail. One 
other, at the request of his friends, was buried alone. This was 
done on Sunday. On Monday the rebels were buried. They were 
put in trenches, in lots of twenties, thirties and upAvard, as was 
most convenient. 

The loss of the Forty-sixth, in the battle of Champion's Hill, 
was as follows: 

Company A. — Killed: Henry L. Smith, Silas Davis, S. H. 
Nelson, John Beaver. Wounded: Lieutenant W. A. Andrews, 
A. A. Julian, E. J. Lister, John Newell, C. M. Parker, W. C. 
Heartzog, W. A. Kinsey, Levi Canter, W. H. Duncan, Ralph 
McMahan, Thomas W. Sleeth, Hugh F. Crockett, S. I. Anderson, 
J. F. Sheridan, Lewis Billard. Missing: Samuel Patterson, 
A. Smock. 

Company B. — Killed: William Pfoutz. Wounded: Peter 
Maise, James C. Dill, H. B. Ingham, W. H. Bell, Lieutenant J. T. 
Castle, Levi Lynch. 

Company C. — Killed: John N. Newhouse: Wounded: Joseph 
Henderson, Allen Hughes, James N. Thompson, John Shephard. 
Missing: Daniel Harner. 

Company D. — Killed: Nicholas Welch, William Laquear. 
Wounded: W. H. Conner, Porter White, Alexander Reece. 

Company E. — Killed: G. W. Smith. Wounded: Benjamin 
Ross, Samuel D. Shields. 

Company F. — Killed: Lieutenant Joel Ferris, Michael Taffe, 
Thomas Nace. Wounded: William Butler, Daniel Leslie, James 
Moran, W, S. Nace, Alexander Hogland, Michael Rader, Beecher 
Sharp, James Crippen, Jefferson Dickey, Jacob Hiney. 

Company G. — Killed: Abel Benjamin, Silas Dunham. 
Wounded: W. H. Bunnell, Flora Shein, Joseph H. Carr, William 
Dillon, T. G. Glasford, Jacob Guest. 

Company H.— Killed: C. P. Burrow, M. H. Ager. Wounded: 
J. J. Mowry, L. A. Price. 

Company I. — Killed: William M. Oliver, T. J. Kistler, 
Thomas Humbert, Charles D. Mellinger. Wounded: Lieutenant 
Jacob McCormick, D. T. Krisher, Charles Shaffer, J. W. Walters, 
Samuel Johnson, Henry Whitmore, T. J. Button, George Porter, 
J. White, Solomon Kline, Jonas Stiver. 

Company K. — Wounded: John Hoover, Thomas W. Scott, 
William Cook. 

Killed, twenty; Avounded, sixty-one; missing, three. 



64 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

Of the above wounded, Butler, Stiver, Newell, Glasford, But- 
ton, Shein and Lieutenant Andrews died in a few days. The 
Forty-sixth took 350 men into the action. 

The eflfective strength of the division, at the commencement 
of the fight, was 4,180. Of this number, 211 were killed, 872 
wounded and 119 missing, a total of 1,202 — 28.7 per cent. 
The total Federal loss was 2,408. 

On the 19th the First Brigade started for Vicksburg. The 
Second had gone forward on the day after the battle, but the First 
overtook it at Black river bridge, where it remained, while the 
First kept on toward the city, which was reached at noon on the 
21st. Five thousand prisoners accompanied the brigade to Black 
river bridge, where they turned off for a point on the Mississippi, 
above Vicksburg. Arriving at the fortifications, the men indulged 
in a rest. At dark an order came directing an assault the next 
morning. The attack was to be general along the whole line. 
In the morning the camps were astir with preparation. Before 
the appointed hour the army was in its several positions. Oui's 
fell before three forts, on a ridge, backed by a hill. The brigade 
was posted behind Osterhaus' division, and as a support to it. 
On the signal, the whole line, enveloped in fire and smoke, rushed 
forward. One of Osterhaus' brigades started toward the ridge^ 
and our First Brigade closed up to follow, but before Osterhaus 
made half the distance the pits, hills, ravines and breastworks 
before us were filled with men who opened such a fire on the 
advancing columns that they were broken and scattered. At the 
same time two brass twelve-pound guns opened with grape and 
completed Osterhaus' defeat. The first regiment of Osterhaus', 
the Seventh Kentucky, was literally swept away. The Twenty- 
fourth and Forty-sixth then took the position in front. A heavy 
fire was kept up all the afternoon, but no more assaults were made. 

It was upon this event that General McClernand reported a 
successful entre within the rebel works, and upon which he based 
his famous congratulatory order to his corps; but there was no 
success. 

On June 2, Colonel Kilby Smith, of Ohio; Colonel McMahon, 
of Wisconsin, and Colonel Bringhurst, were detailed by General 
Grant to go to Milliken's Bend and investigate complaints made 
against the commandant of a negro recruiting camp at that point. 
"While there they witnessed a desperate battle between a rebel 
force of 2,000 and 1,500 negro recruits. The battle lasted an hour 



VICKSBURG. 65 

only. The rebels had 250 killed and wounded, the negroes 100 
killed and 200 wounded. The Twenty-third Iowa, sent up from 
Young's Point the night before, rendered no assistance in the 
fight. 

There Avas not much change in the routine of duty during the 
siege. The Forty-sixth Avas early assigned a position opposite the 
fort, where the fatal charge was made on the 22d. Two com- 
panies were furnished daily for duty on the works, where each 
man disposed of forty rounds. The lines were about 600 yards 
apart. The works were an embankment with sandbags on top^ 
with intervals between for portholes, and a heavy log on the top. 
The men on duty spent the time behind the breastworks, occasion- 
ally venturing a look to catch some careless rebel, or to be caught 
themselves. 

Directly in the rear of the regiment was a battery of four 
guns. Two of them were the ones that the regiment brought from 
New Madrid to Riddle's Point. The other two were those the 
regiment captured at Fulton, below Fort Pillow. These, with 
some smaller guns, were fired directly over the heads of the men. 
The firing was incessant. At all hours of the day and night some 
of the batteries were at work, and the noise became so familiar 
that it was scarcely noticed. On the 2d of June, under orders, a 
general cannonading from the batteries upon the rebels com- 
menced at 4 o'clock in the morning. Two hundred guns were let 
loose on them. In addition, the gunboats and mortars mixed in. 
For six hours the storm continued. The rifle pits were tilled with 
men, but with no expectation of making an assault. The rebels 
naturally expected an attack, and many of them, curious to see 
what was coming, lost their lives. 

Frisby Richardson, of Company K; Isaac Rinier and Patrick 
Calahan, of Company F, and Soloman M. Camblin, of Company 
G, were wounded on the works, and Andrew J. Bachelor, of Com- 
pany B, was killed by the falling of a magazine. 

On the 25th orders were received to prepare for the blowing 
up of a fort on the right of the brigade, opposite Logan's division. 
Everybody was in the works in time. At 4 o'clock a large fort 
went up in a cloud of smoke and dust. At the same moment, the 
artillery on the whole line opened on the opposite works, and, 
where opportunity offered, the infantry picked off careless rebels. 
A desperate fight took place where the fort M^as blown, which 
lasted until night. On the 28th the rebels attempted to mine 



66 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

under trenches near the regiment's line, but the calculation was 
erroneous and no damage was done. 

About the 20th of June an approach to the rebel lines was 
begun from Hovey's division. A large amount of labor was spent 
upon it, and its success was only prevented by the surrender. 
During the progress of that work the rebels and Federals fre- 
quently met on the picket line and had a quiet talk. 

On July 3, about 10 o'clock, white flags appeared on the rebel 
works to the left of our brigade line. Immediately all the works 
on both sides were covered with men, and great anxiety was mani- 
fested to discover what was going on. Shortly the flags were 
taken down and a squad of rebel officeis went over to the rebel 
lines. Rumors came thick and fast, but nothing was known until 
night, when an order came saying that a grand national salute 
would be fired at daylight on the morrow; that if the rebels had 
surrendered, it would be blank cartridges; if they had not, it 
would be ball and shell. The salute in the morning told that the 
truce was not broken. At 10 o'clock a large white flag on the 
Court-house told the story of the great victory, and a shout from 
40,000 throats welcomed it. 

In a short time the rebel regiments came out in front of their 
w^orks, stacked their arms and hung up their accouti'ements. 
They then marched back. Then regimental flags went up on their 
parapets. Those of the Eleventh and Forty-sixth graced the 
"big fort." During the morning of the 4th, the regiment drew 
ten days' rations and 150 rounds of ammunition and received orders 
to march at noon. The liberated rebels flocked around the 
soldiers' quarters and w^ere treated with great liberality. Not less 
than a hundred were fed by the Forty-sixth. After dinner the 
boys strolled into town. They looked over the city, inspected the 
rebel ofilcers and soldiers and returned to camp. 

At Champion's Hill the regiment found a large number of 
Springfield rifles, thrown down by the rebels. Six companies laid 
down their Austrian s in their place. Now the last Austrian was 
disposed of and a full complement of good guns secured. This 
irregular exchange of arms was the occasion of an immense 
amount of trouble in the ordinance department. For twenty 
years after the colonel received annual demands for an accounting 
of the Austrian guns. 

Started on July 5 for Joe Johnston, at Jackson. Thermometer 
100. Very dusty. Three army corps formed the expedition. 



MARCH TO JACKSON. 67 

They were to march on three roads and meet at Bolton, then again 
separate and meet again at Clinton, Encamped that night near 
Black river, ten miles. This march has been pronounced the 
most fatiguing and distressing ever made by the Forty-sixth. The 
regiment remained at that point until the evening of the next day. 
The line of march was taken up at 5 o'clock, and the bridge was 
reached. It was so crowded that the regiment was unable to 
cross, and went into camp. At 5 o'clock on the morning of the 
7th the Forty-sixth was on the road, and reached Bolton, eighteen 
miles, at 6 o'clock. Regiments and batteries crowded in, and by 
dark the confusion was desperate. Soon the rain began. Our 
division settled dow'n along the road. Occasional flashes of light- 
ning disclosed a confused mass of artillery, horses, wagons, men, 
etc. The rain put out the fires, and there M'as no supper. It 
became totally dark, and for six hours that experience of the regi- 
ment was its worst. During the night stragglers came in, waking 
dozing men with inquiries about their regiment. Horses and 
mules, imperfectly tied, stalked among the men, or got up rows 
with the horses of the artillery or the wagons. 

The next morning the sun came out hot, and the moisture 
was evaporated from the ground in clouds. The regiment moved 
out of the water a short distance, and remained until evening. 

At 4 o'clock the regiments moved out to their positions, and 
made a grand appearance. The bands were playing and the men 
sang patriotic songs. All were in high glee and confident that 
Johnston would soon be driven off. Made three miles by 11 o'clock, 
and laid down. Started again at 8 o'clock, on the 9th, and made 
Bolton, ten miles, by 11 o'clock. Skirmishers were used nearly 
all the way between Bolton and Clinton. At Clinton the regiment 
rested an hour, overtook a number of willing i^risoners, and 
encamped a mile beyond Clinton. 

On the 10th the three corps were again together, and it- was 
late before the regiment obtained its road. At noon the division 
was within two miles of Jackson, and went into camp. Very 
lieavy skirmishing was going on. 

At noon on the 11th the regiment was assigned its position in 
the line. Skirmished all the afternoon and until dark, when, after 
crossing the New Orleans railroad, the men laid down in line of 
battle. 

On the 12th of July the Federal lines closed up on the town. 
Our line was by the two brigades, in their order, with the right on 



68 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

the railroad, and the left resting on Benton's division. Lawman's' 
division was on the right of the road, and was rapidly moving up. 
Two companies of each regiment were in advance as skirmishers. 
The Forty-sixth was on the right of the division. The Twenty- 
fourth and Thirty-fourth were in reserve. Lawman was far in 
advance of the line. He charged on a rebel earthwork without 
being able to bring his artillery into action or protect his men. In 
consequence the rebel fire was concentrated on that division, to the 
advantage of that on the left. Our First Brigade made the 
advance and got into position without difficulty, but after a sharp 
fight. 

The regiment had none killed in the engagement. The 
wounded were Jeremiah Johnson, of Company G, who died on the 
19th; Alfred H. Hardy, who died on the 18th; George G. Hamil- 
ton, of Company C; John B. Waldron, of Company G; Milton 
Hancock, Amos Orput and Cyrus Peabody, of Company I, and 
Lieutenant Mitchell, of Company H. 

The regiment remained in line of battle from the 12th to the 
21st of July. On the 14th a flag of truce went out from our side 
to procure the burial of the dead. The dead of Lawman's division 
had lain out since the 12th, and their burial became a necessity. 
For the first day and night the complaints of the wounded were 
constantly heard, but it being impossible to relieve them, they had 
perished. Two men had craAvled out to the picket line, and were 
met and helped by members of the Forty-sixth. 

The burial party was furnished by the rebels, and they did 
their work very superficially and in a great hurry. A large portion 
of the dead had been wounded and died from want of attention. 
Some had crawled under trees and bushes. Groups of two and 
three were found huddled behind logs in their effort to shelter 
themselves from the shells and balls that showered over them. 

Three hundred bodies were buried at this one point. Law- 
man's loss was 475. 

General Lawman was relieved, and ordered to report to Gen- 
eral Grant at Yicksburg. 

A roster of the rebel array, found at Vicksburg, showed that 
there were, at Jackson, troops from Texas, Louisiana, Georgia, 
North and South Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Arkan- 
sas, Tennessee and Kentucky^seventy-eight infantry regiments, 
nine of cavalry, and sixteen batteries. 

The rebels had a fine band on their line opposite the Forty- 



RETURN TO VICKSBURG. 69 

^ixtb. Each night it would play until "tattoo." They would play 
"Bonnie Blue Flag," "Dixie," etc., calling out cheers from both 
sides. 

An exciting scene occurred at the Insane asylum when the 
assault was made at that point. The inmates were terribly excited, 
and were seen at the windows shouting to the soldiers. None were 
hurt, though several balls went through the building. 

Just before daylight on the 21st, a man was brought to the 
headquarters of the Forty-sixth, who said he was just from town, 
and that the rebels were evacuating. The man was sent to the 
quarters of General Blair, and in a few minutes a division was on 
the march for the city. 

The rebels had, before leaving, set fire to many warehouses. 
The conflagration spread, and in a short time the principal part of 
the town was in flames. Across Pearl river the rebels had buried 
torpedoes. Only four of them exploded. A horse, drawing a cart 
containing a man, two women and two children, struck a torpedo 
Avith his foot and exploded it. The horse, cart and people were 
distributed over the road. Rebels, with shovels and picks, were 
put to work digging out the dangerous missiles. 

On the 21st the army was employed on the railroads. The 
rails were torn up and twisted around trees and telegraph poles, 
and the ties were piled and burned. 

On the same day the division started back toward Yicksburg. 
The'vegiment reached Raymond at 5 o'clock. The men were very 
much fatigued. Many did not reach camp until late at night. On 
the 22d the march was to Black river, with half the regiment 
behind. On the next day, the regiment started for Vicksburg, ten 
miles distant, and reached there about noon. 

This hard march was without necessity. The columns were 
pushed through at a rate far beyond the ability of the men, and 
against positive orders. Five miles west of Bolton the regiment 
was deluged with rain, and witnessed the killing of two Wisconsin 
men by lightning. 

On reaching the river, the regiment went into camp just below 
the city. A number of commissions were found awaiting several 
oflacers and men of the Forty-sixth, but as the regiment had been 
reduced below the minimum, many of those promoted could not be 
mustered. This situation was unfortunate. Many of the men 
promoted had rendered excellent service, and deserved their 
commissions, but the order was inexorable and could not be evaded. 



70 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA, 

Furloughs were given the men at the rate of one in twenty- 
Many officers resigned. 

The sick list was small. The men had become inured to 
exposure and hardship, and were able for anything. Many of the 
wounded rejoined, among them Adjutant Watts, whose recoveiy 
seemed a miracle. 

The Union loss in killed and wounded in the Vicksburg cam- 
paign, exclusive of the last Jackson expedition, was 8,807. The 
rebel loss in the same time was 56,000 men killed, wounded and 
prisoners, 260 cannon, 60,000 small arms and immense stores. 

Under orders, the regiment shipped on board the "Baltic," on 
the 4th of August, with the Twenty-ninth Wisconsin, for Natchez.. 



CHAPTER V. 

Vacancies and Promotions. — Natchez. — Algiers. — Berwick Bay. — 
Brashear. — Grand Choteau. — General Burbridoe. — Vermillion- 
viLLE.— Lake Mauripas. — Madisonaille. — Another Expedition. 
August, 1863- January, 1864. 

AUGUST 22, 1863, First Lieutenant John T. Castle, of Com- 
pany B, resigned; Corporal Theodore P. Forgey was com- 
missioned in his place. 

The "Baltic" was one of the Marine Brigade boats, a trans- 
port fitted up for general purposes. It was amphibious, intended 
for operations on both land and water. It had artillery on wheels 
and with horses. It was heavily barricaded against rifle balls. 
This boat M^as not able to hold two regiments, but the orders were 
to put them on, and it had to be done. The Forty-sixth was on 
by 10 o'clock. The Twenty-ninth was hardly on by daylight. 
All of the Forty-sixth's property was on except the wagons. 
With six other boats, the " Baltic" started at 6 o'clock. At 
4 o'clock r. M. the fleet was at Natchez, and at 7 o'clock the regi- 
ment was on its camp ground, waiting for the wagons. Two were 
finally borrowed and a portion of the property brought up. In the 
morning the remainder came. By the 7th of August, the regiment 
was comfortably fixed in good quarters. 

Up to the 15th, the regiment remained enjoying a well earned 
rest, when orders came for a removal. At 5 p. m. of that date, 
three wagons were borrowed, and the regiment, with the Eleventh 
Indiana, loaded on the"DesArc." By 8 o'clock everything was 
on board except the men of the Forty-sixth. The boat being 
crowded, it was thought pleasanter on the ground. A three hours* 
rain in the night discounted the conclusion considerably. Just at 
daylight the regiment marched through town and onto the boat. 
The "Des Arc" was found to be the successor of the "Golden 
State," the boat on which some of our companies came down the 



72 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

Ohio in 1862. Some of the same officers were on the new boat, 
and they were much pleased to meet the Forty-sixth. 

The boat stopped a short time at Port Hudson, and rounded 
to five miles above New Orleans at 8 o'clock, on the 17th of August. 

Up to the 12th of September, the regiment enjoyed a good 
rest. Occasional rumors of sundry expeditions excited their appre- 
hensions, but nothing sei'ious until, on the 12th, an order for a 
march came. The regiment was at its very best. The men had 
good clothes, and an abundance of camp equipage, and were in 
good health. The order to move was not really unwelcome, for 
the boys were anxious to see what else the Confedei'acy had. 

On the 22d and 29th of August, and on the 4th of September, 
grand reviews were held by Generals Grant and Banks. There 
was a splendid display, and the regiment received as much atten- 
tion as any. In the line were forty regiments of infantry, a thou- 
sand cavalrymen and eighty pieces of artillery. On the 4th of 
September, General Grant, while riding at high speed, ran into a 
carriage, was thi'own from his horse and severely injured. 

The regiment left Carrollton with the Twenty-fourth and the 
right wing of the Eleventh, on the "Meteor." In an hour they 
were landed at Algiers, opposite New Orleans, and at the eastern 
terminus of the New Orleans and Opelousas railroad. The regi- 
ment laid down along the track, and at midnight, with the Twenty- 
fourth, boarded a train of fifteen flat cars for Brashear City. The 
cars were already loaded with pork and crackers, and the men had 
to accommodate themselves on the barrels and boxes. The train 
started with the loudest yells the men could give. The Algerines 
were alarmed, and their terror was not decreased on learning that 
more western men were passing through their town. 

Brashear City was reached at 6 o'clock. The sun was intensely 
hot. The men sought shelter under anything that offered a shade, 
and the early part of the day was spent in trying to keep cool. 

A new battle flag was received from Governor Morton while 
the regiment was at Brashear. 

At Carrollton, orders were issued cutting baggage down to 
the smallest possible quantity. The order said: " Personal baggage 
will be reduced to a valise or carpet bag and a roll of blankets for 
each officer. No cots or bedsteads will be taken, or tables or 
chairs. A mess chest of 100 pounds will be allowed to each mess 
of three to five officers, and 250 pounds to from six to ten officers. 
Rubber blankets will be issued to the men." 



BRASHEAR. THE "NEW HOOSIERS." 73 

Being without tents, the men built shelters out of the scant 
■material at hand. A number of wagons and guns had been 
•destroyed by the rebels, when they recaptured the place some time 
before. The remaining material was collected, and, with the 
blankets and ponchoes, passable shelters were constructed. 

A colored regiment, numbering a thousand, belonging to the 
Nineteenth Corps, was at Brashear. The men were stout and 
hearty, and spoke French. 

Previous to the recent advent of troops, the place had been 
occupied by eastern regiments — "Nutmegs," the residents called 
them. When the Twenty-first Indiana (artillery) came, its men 
were the first "Hoosiers" that had been seen, and the people, 
taken with their manners, so different from the "Nutmegs," trans- 
ferred their regards to the former. This was especially the case 
with the ladies, a few of whom resided at Berwick. When the 
Third Brigade arrived, another element was felt at Berwick. The 
"New Hoosiers" were different from the others. They were 
excessively familiar and sociable. The chief establishment in town 
was the "hotel," where some of the officers of the other regiments 
boarded. Attached to the hotel was a "bar," but the sale of 
liquors to soldiers had been forbidden by the provost marshal. 
Some sales Avere made, however, on the sly. The lady proprietor 
obeyed the order as against the "New Hoosiers," which naturally 
irritated those gentlemen. Retaliation was determined upon. 
Late one night a party came in front of the gallery and serenaded 
the ladies. They sang the new war songs, and delighted the audi- 
ence. In the meantime, another squad had gone into the barroom 
and rolled out several barrels of beer and other luxuries. The pro- 
prietress, suspecting a flank movement, went into the house and 
discovered the depredation. She became frantic, and was taken 
in charge by a friendly regimental surgeon, who did his best to 
pacify the irate lady. The good doctor turned upon the men and 
severely denounced their conduct. He gave them a terrible lecture. 
The men listened with the most respectful attention, and the young 
ladies gave the doctor the most profuse thanks for his gallant inter- 
ference. The despoiled proprietress believed in the reformatory 
influences of the doctor's service, and was regarding him as her 
best friend, when a young darkey ran up and announced that the 
"New Hoosiers" were again in the bar-room. While a portion of 
the men were deluding the doctor and the ladies with a penitential 
hearing of his lecture, another squad had utterly sacked the 



74 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

premises. The doctor did not take breakfast at tlie hotel the next 
morning, as he was regarded as an accomplice in the depredation. 
The entire division crossed the bayou »the 28th of September 
and took up temporary quarters in the town of Berwick. The 
first experience of the regiment there was a dismal rain of three 
days' duration. The ground was inundated. Messes that had 
built up shelters were compelled to roost upon them to keep dry. 
The sun appeared the third day, and, with the wind, gave the 
place a different look. 

Orders came to march on the 4th, and were received by the 
men with acclamation. Ot^ier orders changed the date to the 8d, 
on which day, at 7 o'clock, the regiment was on the road. Each 
regiment had four wagons, in which were carried cooking utensils, 
provisions and ammunition. No tents were to be seen. The pro- 
visions were hard bread, coffee and salt. The other articles were 
to be " procured." 

The regiment reached Centreville, sixteen miles, the first day. 
On the next, Franklin was made — twelve miles. The boys 
approved of Franklin and would liked to have stayed there, and 
the people fancied the "Hoosiers." 

On the 5th of October the regiment marched twelve miles and 
went into camp on a large plantation owned by a Frenchman. An 
extensive sugar mill, with all the appliances for raising cane and 
making sugar, were part of the institution. For some reason great 
care was taken of this property. Orders were issued forbidding 
the burning of rails, killing of sheep or cattle, or the commission 
of any of the usual excesses often indulged in by the soldiers. 

During the day orders were sent to all the colonels to place 
a guard in front of the regiments at the halt in the evening, to 
prevent the burning of rails, etc. This was considered, by the 
soldiers, a great invasion of their franchise. Great dissatisfaction 
was expressed. Just before the halt, the colonel of the Forty-sixth 
had a conference with the captains, when it was arranged that the 
men should be informed that the guard would not be called for if 
the rails and other property on the regiment's front were not 
disturbed, and the officers obtained from the men promises 
accordingly. 

At the halt, the brigade stacked arms in line. In all the 
regiments, the "orderly's call" was heard, and the regiments 
prepared the required guard. In the meantime, the Forty-sixth 
people were skirmishing for wood and provisions, and by the time- 



OBEYING ORDERS. 75- 

the guards of the other regiments were out there was nothing to 
be protected. 

It was not long before the general's orderly came in and 
notified all the colonels that their presence was desired at head- 
quarters, and those officers met and repaired to the general's 
quarters. On the road much speculation was indulged in as to the 
purpose of the call. None could guess. But Colonel McCauley, of 
the Eleventh, pointing to the brigade line, suggested that the 
absence of fences on the line had something to do with the 
business. 

General McGinnis was found pacing before his tent in an irate 
condition. He was as straight as a tent pole, and held his head 
in the position of a very angry soldier. The officers approached 
and respectfully saluted. The general said: " Gentlemen, did you 
happen to get an order this morning requiring the posting of 
guards on the halt, this evening?" and all responded: "We did, 
sir."' Then said the general: "How was the order obej'ed? 
Look at the brigade front. The fences are all gone." The colonel 
of the Forty-sixth modestly referred the general to the fence on 
the front of his regiment, and suggested that he be excepted from 
the general censure. Looking over and shading his eyes with hi& 
hand, the general said: "Yes, the Forty-sixth has obeyed the 
order. It is the only regiment that has done so. It has its fences 
intact." Some very pointed remarks were then made to the 
delinquent colonels on the general subject of obedience to orders, 
and the officers were sent back to their regiments. Those diso- 
bedient officers always, afterwai-d, insisted that while they were 
detailing guards, as ordered, the Forty-sixth ])eople carried off all 
the rails on their fronts, and left them without fences to guard 
and subject to censure for the work of the Forty-sixth. 

The regiment was called on that night for "a good, honest 
company" to guard a large flock of sheep that ,was on the premises. 
Company I was detailed. It was afterward charged, by envious 
persons in other regiments, that seventeen head of fat sheep were 
carried into the Forty-sixth's camp in the night — so jealous were 
some of the good reputation of an honest company. The proprie- 
tor manifested his gratitude for the care taken of his property by 
presenting the field officers, the next morning, with a fine dressed 
sheep for consumption during the day's march. 

Somebody brought a goose into the field quarters the same 
night, and as there was a superabundance of meat already on hand 



76 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

it was artistically cooked, and, with a polite note, sent to General 
McGinnis as a fruit of obedience to orders; the goose, as alleged, 
having been caught in the fence preserved under general orders. 
On the march the next day General McGinnis was unusually 
sedate, but his staff officers that evening confessed that the goose 
was good, and much enjoyed even by the General. 

On the evening of the 5th the brigade overtook the Nineteenth 
Corps and camped three miles from New Iberia. 

The First Division of the Thirteenth Corps passed^ Iberia on 
the 6th. The Fourth came up and encamped near Iberia on the 
same daJ^ On the morning of the 10th the Fourth Division was 
on the road westward. No regiment in the division had drawn 
rations for several days, and none were in a condition to march. 
The last day's march of the Forty-sixth covered twenty-four miles, 
nineteen of which were without Avater. Camp was reached after 
dark, and the men as they came in were loaded with chickens and 
potatoes gathered along the road. 

When daylight came, on the 11th, the men were astonished 
and enchanted with the scene before them. They looked over a 
broad prairie, covered with a luxuriant crop of tall grass, "just 
the thing for beds." Innumerable cattle were grazing, unconscious 
of the arrival of the Hoosiers. The plain was fringed with timber 
and cultivated plantations. The crack of a hundred rifles raised 
the impression that a skirmish was on, but it was only a skirmish 
for steaks for breakfast. 

On the 12th the brigade camped for a short stay. A school 
for field ofticers and brigade drills was instituted. 

On the morning of the 15th firing was heard in front. Again, 
at noon, artillery was heard, and at 1 o'clock orders came for an 
advance. At 3 o'clock the First Brigade took the road and 
marched until midnight, nineteen miles. An attack had been 
made on General Weitzell, but he had driven the rebels off. 

On the morning of the 16th the brigade moved a mile for- 
ward and encamped on a fine prairie. The brigade had just 
loroken ranks when a disturbance occurred in front. Cavalry came 
dashing over the plain. Rebel cannon in the timber were tiring. 
The brigade line moved forward, and the cannon opened on the 
enemy. The artillery and cavalry moved up and found the rebels 
trying to get a large drove of cattle out of the woods. After a 
brief fight, the rebels retreated with a few of the cattle, leaving 
the most of them for us. 



OPELOUSAS. BURBRIDGE. 77' 

On the 17th the regiment received orders to encamp near the 
quarters of General Franklin, and to do picket duty. In an hour 
the regiment was in its new quarters. Pickets were furnished 
xoward Opelousas and Grand Choteau. 

A reconnoissance was made on the 19th by a cavalry force sup- 
ported by the Thirty-fourth Indiana. They went eight miles and 
found the rebels, skirmished and drove them. 

On the 20th the Nineteenth Corps marched, with our First. 
Brigade in advance. Some cavalry had gone before. The remain- 
der of the Third Division was in reserve. The negro regiment of 
engineers was on the right of the brigade, and marched in perfect 
order, singing "John Brown.'' Two hundred and fifty of these 
men carried arms, the remainder cleared away obstructions. 

The rebels were posted in a wood, and there was enough of 
them to make a good light, but they lied. General Franklin rode 
behind the regiment on the advance, and complimented the men 
for their precise movements. In the presence of the commander 
it is to be supposed the regiment showed off some. The brigade 
went through Opelousas and turned off to Barre's landing, where 
it arrived the same evening. 

Barre's landing is on the Bayou Cortableaux. The diver- 
sion was made here in the hope of getting supplies by the bayou, 
but as that was found impracticable, the brigade rejoined the 
column on the 29th. 

On the return of the expedition from Opelousas, the First 
Division, under General Burbridge, was left at the camp formerly 
occupied by the First and Third Divisions, eight miles from that, 
town. The Third Division camped about three miles east of that 
camp. Between the two divisions there was a plain, or prairie, 
three miles wide, bounded on the right by timber. The First was 
on Carancro bayou. 

On the 2d of November, Burbridge was attacked by a rebel 
force, which he defeated, but our division was marched nearly to 
the scene of action. On the same day, our forage trains were 
driven in. At a house in sight of the camp a captain of the 
Twenty-eighth Iowa was killed. Three men of the same regiment, 
and two of the Thirty-fourth were killed in the same neighborhood. 
The captain was in charge of a small guard, and seeing a squad of 
Federals, as he supposed, ahead, rode up and saluted them. They 
were dressed in blue. They surrounded and shot him, and robbedc 
him even of his clothes. 



'78 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

On the 3d, after a few cannon shots, a courier rode in and 
reported that the rebels were making another attack, and it was 
apprehended that a general engagement would result. The divi- 
sion was called in line, but another courier reporting that Burbridge 
had driven the rebels back again, the men were dismissed. 

The First Brigade was encamped in line of battle on the right 
of the road, the Twenty-fourth on the right and the Forty-sixth 
on the left. So decisive were the indications of a battle, that the 
colonel had the men stack arms in line and cook and remain close 
to the guns. The men had an early dinner and it was quickly 
eaten. 

At noon sharp firing was heard in front. An aide of General 
Washburn's was seen riding rapidly toward the brigade, bare- 
headed and waving his hat. The Forty-sixth was instantly ordered 
in line, and, in a few minutes, was marching by column up the 
road. Going a short distance, the regiment was overtaken by an 
aide of General Cameron, who ordered the colonel to halt and 
await the passing of the brigade and resume his proper position in 
the column. The colonel respectfully said that he would go on a 
short distance and await the brigade, and give the men the benefit 
of the rest. 

The regiment marched on rapidly for two miles, when men, 
wagon trains and artillery were seen dashing out of the woods. 
Rebel cavalrymen were seen striking teamsters and artillerymen 
with their sabers. A mule team dashed through and over all 
opposition. Batteries of artillery rushed from the woods. Many 
of them were overtaken by the rebels and the men killed. 

Of the artillery, two guns of the Second Massachusetts Bat- 
tery made straight for the regiment, followed closely by the rebel 
-cavalry. By this time the regiment was within shot. The line 
was formed, and the men laid on the ground and went to work. 
The two Massachusetts guns reached the regiment's right, and the 
gunners felt satisfied to be safe. They declined firing because 
they had no water, but they discovered that fire was more neces- 
sary to their safety than water. Both soon got into action, and 
did good service. The rapid firing of the regiment and the two 
guns checked the rebels and drove them to the woods. Shortly 
after this, the remainder of the brigade arrived. It was ordered 
to await the arrival of the Second Brigade before pursuing the 
rebels. This was the mistake, for when the Second came the 
rebels were on the road to Opelousas. At the close of the action, 



CARENCRO. 79 

Generals Wasliburn and Cameron rode up to the regiment and 
thanked the men for their prompt and timely service, and compli- 
mented them on their general efficiency. The regiment had none 
killed in this engagement. The wounded were: John J. Viney, 
of Company A; James Luzader, of Company G, and John Howell, 
of Company F. 

Burbridge's loss was eighteen killed and 100 wounded. Four 
hundred prisoners were taken. An entire regiment in Burbridge's 
division was captured. 

The rebels had over 100 killed. Twenty dead and twelve 
wounded were found in the woods opposite the position of the 
Forty- sixth. 

During the fight the rebel cavalry moved around on the 
flanks and attacked the camps, but were driven off. 

The camp property of Burbridge's division was all destroyed. 

On the day after the fight General Burbridge personally 
thanked the Forty-sixth for its timely assistance. 

On the night of the battle the entire army came back to the 
camp previously occupied by the Third Division, and on the morn- 
ing of the 6th all were on the road toward Berwick. A rebel force 
of 8,000 kept close to us. The column was long. The Nineteenth 
Corps was in front. The last of our division crossed and burned 
the bridge at 9 o'clock, and was fired on by the rebels. 

After a march of five miles the rebels made another attack, 
and compelled us to halt and form line of battle, but the enemy 
kejit off. 

On the night of the 5th, the entire camp was aroused by the 
explosion of a shell in the quarters of the Forty-sixth regiment. 
Charles Baum, of Company E, taking advantage of a lull in busi- 
ness, undertook the boiling of a piece of beef to enable him to keep 
np on the march the next day. He had propped up his camp kettle 
with a shell that he had found near the tire. The shell had not 
been exploded, and about 10 o'clock, as Baum was on his knees, 
blowing the coals, the fuse became ignited and the shell went off. 
The kettle and the beef also went off. Baum was rolled over 
several times, but received no injury except having his eyes filled 
with dirt. As a large force of the enemy was close, an attack was 
expected, and the general officers, with their aides, were dashing 
about in search of the cause of the alarm. Baum was in search of 
Jiis beef, but in neither case was the search successful. 

The head of the column reached Yermillionville about 10 



80 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

o'clock. It passed on through town and encamped three miles 
beyond. An infantry guard of twenty-five was left in town to 
guard some hospital stores. The Forty-sixth was stopped and 
directed to remain on the edge of tOAvn until the property in it 
was removed. It rained in torrents. The regiment made the best 
quarters possible, and watched for the rebels. A train of wagons, 
containing some forty bales of cotton, was levied on and held for 
defensive purposes. In the afternoon the sun came out, and the 
place had a better look. The night was passed without disturb- 
ance, though it was certain that there were 10,000 rebels within 
three miles, preparing to take the regiment in. 

Fires were made from fences, and the men made themselves 
comfortable for the night. At daylight earnest preparations were 
Ijegun to add to the general security of the position. There was a 
bright, warm sun, and blankets and clothing were dried. There 
was nothing on the flanks. The picket was one of the companies 
and twenty-five cavalrymen. The territory thus protected was 
small, and the regiment was kept together and constantly under 
arms. 

Toward noon the real character of the position became mani- 
fest. From the steeple of the church the rebels were in full view. 
They were seen arriving and settling down in temporary quarters, 
while complete and compact lines were visible for over a mile 
across the regiment's front. Residents were coming in, reporting 
the situation outside, and always in the highest colors. These 
were sent back to General Franklin. Two hundred yards in front 
of the regiment, in a cottage, was seen posted a squad of rebel 
scouts, observing the Federal position. On being discovered, it 
was driven off. This created great excitement in town. There 
was a general packing up, and a desire to get out. The position 
of the people between the two armies was not encouraging. 

At 5 o'clock the sight from the steeple was grand. The 
prairie in front presented an area of many miles. Within three 
miles the rebels were visible without the glass, and with the glass 
far beyond that distance. All were evidently ready for business. 
Three miles to the rear, the Federal army was in sight. The two 
army coi'ps had been in line most of the day. Now, at sunset, the 
clearest hour of the day, the heavy, dark lines of infantry, each 
regiment distinguished by its flag, was distinctly seen, while the 
heavy batteries, with their bright guns in line, and the squadrons 
of cavalry moving about, added life and meaning to the scene. 



VERMILLIONVILLE. 81 

Midway between these great points of interest, and watched 
closely by both, was a line of 300 men, quietly awaiting the approach 
of the rebels, or of night, when they might prepare defenses, with- 
out being seen by the spies near by. 

As soon as it was dark, the cotton bales were rolled into posi- 
tion and active spades completed an ample protection by 10 
o'clock. 

The defense being finished, the regiment was marched in and 
each man's place assigned him, when the regiment went back to its 
former position, to remain imtil 3 o'clock, when they were to get 
behind the cotton to surprise the rebels, who would, naturally, 
attack the original position. 

At 1 o'clock the regiment was called in. As it marched 
through town, the rebel cavalry followed and remained until day- 
light, when the Federal cavalry drove them out. 

The cotton taken for defenses by the regiment was, in 1880, 
claimed by a Frenchman pretending to be loyal. He sued for its 
value in the Federal Court of Claims, and recovered 110,000. 

Lewis Messner, of Company K, and John Clingin, of Company 
G, were captured, two miles from Vermillionville, on the 12th of 
November. They were exchanged about January 8. 

The regiment took its place in the brigade line at Vermillion- 
ville bayou, near daylight, on the 8th of November, where the 
army remained, occasionally skirmishing with the rebels, until the 
morning of the 16th, when it quietly packed up and moved off. 
The pickets were kept out until the last moment, and New Iberia 
was reached without any interference from the rebels. Lake 
Mauripas is six miles from Iberia. The division encamped there 
the first day, and leisurely marched to Iberia the next. Here the 
rebels made their appearance. As the division reached camp, two 
wagons of the Forty-sixth, out for forage, with five men, were 
captured. Shortly afterward a large force appeared and were 
driven off with shells. 

On the 19th the regiment went across the Teche as an escort 
to a forage train. Saw rebels at a distance. 

At midnight of the 19th had orders to fall in at 3 o'clock, 
with eighty rounds and no baggage. The regiment was in line 
promptly, and, with the brigade and a squadron of cavalry, started 
for a rebel force, said to be at Camp Pratt, near Lake Mauripas. 
Just before daylight the advance ran upon the picket, captured it 
and surrounded the camp. 



82 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

The rebels were caught asleep, and the entire force, except 
two men, captured. The commandant, a major, was one of the 
unlucky ones. Two rebels Avere killed and twelve wounded. One 
hundred men, and twelve commissioned officers, were mounted on 
mules and taken to camp. Two or three of the smaller men were 
assigned to one mule. The brigade, with the prisoners and two 
bands of music, passed through the camp of the division, and was 
greeted with hearty shouts. 

Thanksgiving Day was duly observed in camp by the Third 
Division. A platform was built in front of headquarters, and the 
ten regiments, with visitors from other divisions, assembled in the 
morning and had a sermon, prayers, music by two bands and sing- 
ing of religious and patriotic songs by the congregation. Then 
there were speeches by men and officers. On this occasion every 
soldier held his gun, and all were ready to repel an assault that was 
constantly possible. In the afternoon a grand horse race came off. 
The same ceremonies common on such occasions at home were 
observed. On both occasions of the day the rebels were visible, 
watching, at a safe distance, the doings of the division. At the 
Thanksgiving meeting the "Veteran'" subject was largely dis- 
cussed and favorably considered. 

The regiment remained at New Iberia until the 19th of Decem^ 
ber, when the line of march* was taken up for Brashear City. As 
the brigade passed the quarters of General Franklin, the boys gave 
him three rousing cheers, and when they came to the camp of the 
Nineteenth Corps the "Nutmegs" were given a parting yell, such 
as they so heartily despised. 

At Berwick the division occupied the ground formerly held by 
the Fourth. 

On the 22d the First Brigade was ferried over the bay to 
Brashear, and the Twenty-fourth and Eleventh went on the cars to 
Algiers. The Fort3'-sixth and a battalion of the Twenty-ninth 
Wisconsin went on the train at noon, on the 22d, in a heavy rain, 
and reached Algiers at 8 o'clock in the evening, when the men 
found dry spots along the railroad and slept. The "Veteran" 
subject again came up, and was warmly discussed. 

On the 29th of December, Companies C, F, H and I shipped 
on a steamer for Texas. Landed at Matagorda bay, where they 
met the Seventy-seventh Illinois and the Thirteenth and Fifteenth 
Maine. Remained two weeks, when they returned to Madisonville. 

On the 19th of January the Eleventh and Forty-sixth were 



MADISONYILLE. 83 

ferried to the Lake Pontchartrain railroad, by which they were 
transported to the lake, where they embarked on a steamer for 
Madisonviile, where they arrived at 9 o'clock and went into camp. 

The regiment remained at Madisonviile until the 27th of 
February. Its history there was uneventful. There was no enemy 
in the vicinity, and but little duty to perform. Considerable work 
was done on earthworks, but not more than enough for exercise. 

Leaving Madisonviile, the regiment went back to Algiers. 
Here the "Veteran" movement was perfected. Three hundred and 
seven men re-enlisted, dating January 2, 186-4. The non-veterans 
were assigned to the Twenty-ninth Wisconsin, and, subsequently, 
to Varner's Battalion. 

Orders were received to prepare for a march west on the 3d 
of March. They Avere received with great dissatisfaction by all. 
It was expected that the regiment would remain at Algiers until 
the promised furlough could be had. The Eleventh, Twenty-fourth, 
Thirty-fourth and Forty-seventh had gone home, and the boys 
felt dissatisfied in being obliged to give up their anticipated 
jjleasure and enter upon a protracted and dangerous service. Like 
good soldiers, however, they obeyed the order. 

Of the Thirteenth Corps, the Third and Fourth Divisions 
only went. The others were in Texas. Of the Third Division, 
the four regiments before mentioned were absent. The corps was 
•commanded by General Ransom. The Nineteenth Corps was 
complete and commanded by General Franklin. This portion of 
the expedition started from Algiers, another from Vicksburg. A 
fleet of gunboats and monitors went up Red river. The army was 
■commanded by General Banks, the navy under Commodore Porter. 



CHAPTER VI. 



Vacancies and Promotions. — Red River Expedition. — Sabine Cross 
Roads. — Pleasant Hill. — Grand Ecore. — Alexandria. — Build- 
ing THE Dam. — Bayou Rapids Bridge. — Yellow Bayou. — Atcha- 

FALAYA. — MORGANZA. — GENERAL EmORY. — VeTERAN FuRLOUGH. — 

March -June, 1864. 

BETWEEN March and June, 1864, the following vacancies 
and promotions occurred: 

Captain Joseph C. Plumb, of Company F, resigned March 2, 
1864; he was succeeded by Lieutenant Michael Rader. Ser- 
geant George W. Yates was commissioned first lieutenant. 

Second Lieutenant Jacob Hudlow, of Company I, was killed at 
Sabine Cross Roads, April 8, 1864. No promotion. 

First Lieutenant John McClung, of Company K, was killed at 
Sabine Cross Roads, April 8, 1864. Lieutenant Chester Chamber- 
lain was commissioned captain, and George C. Horn first lieutenant. 

That portion of the column in which was the Forty-sixth left 
Algiers on the 6th of March. A brief diary of the march will 
now be sufficient: 

March 6. Left Algiers, arrived at Brashear City and crossed 
Berwick bay same day. 

March 7 to 12, In camp. 

13, Marched sixteen miles to Boreland's plantation. 

14, Five miles beyond Franklin. 

15, In camp. 

16, Marched to within six miles of New Iberia. 

17, Seventeen miles to Spanish lake. 

18, Fifteen miles to Vermillion bayou. 

19, To Camp Fair View, near Grand Choteau, eighteen miles. 

20, Eighteen miles to a point two miles beyond Washington. 
Camped on Bayou Cortableaux, 

21, In camp. 



86 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

22. Sixteen miles and camped on Bayou Beof. 

23. Still on Bayou Beof. Twenty-three miles. 

24. Fourteen miles. Camped near a saw-mill. 

25. Fourteen miles. Camped on a rebel captain's plantation.. 

26. Six miles beyond Alexandria, on the Bayou Rapids. 

27. In camp. The cavalry routed the enemy and capturedi 
some prisoners. 

28. Eighteen miles on the Bayou Rapids. 

29. Fifteen miles. Encamped on Big Cane. 

30. In camp. 

31. Sixteen miles, on Little Cain, 

April 1. To Natchitoches, twenty-two miles. 
2 to 5. In camp, in rear of town. 

6. Fifteen miles, to Oak Bottoms. 

7. To Pleasant Hill, twenty miles. 

8. Fifteen miles, to Sabine Cross Roads. 

On leaving Algiers, all superfluous and considerable necessary- 
baggage was left. The regiment traveled lighter than ever before. 
The men had no tents, and were expected to make shelter with.' 
their ponchoes and blankets. It was not many days before even 
those articles were thrown away. 

On the march toward Alexandria the route laid over the same 
road already twice traveled by the Forty-sixth. This march was 
enlivened by frequent attacks by the rebels, and the knowledge- 
that a serious battle would be fought. 

At many points on the road where it was supposed it might 
occur, the promised "veteran furlough" was looked for. At 
Natchitoches hope fled, and the subject was dropped. 

On the night of the 7th of April, 1864, the Thirteenth and 
Nineteenth Corps encamped at Pleasant Hill, nineteen miles from 
Mansfield, or Sabine Cross Roads. The cavalry near this point 
overtook the rebel rear guard, under General Green, and after a 
brief skirmish drove the rebels forward, killing thirty and wound- 
ing sixty men. General Lee's loss being twenty killed and fifty 
wounded. The cavalry then moved on about six miles, and went 
into camp. The infantry force mentioned was well concentrated 
and in high spirits. The baggage and supply trains were well up, 
and the artillery was conveniently parked. Long lines of camp 
fires gleamed brightly through the thick pine forest. Groups of 
dusty men with high hopes sang patriotic songs around blazing 
pine faggots, while others reposed on the soft carpet of leaves,.. 



SABINE CROSS ROADS. 87 

dreaming of home and those who were there watching for their 
return, little thinking that the next night would hnd them hurry- 
ing to the same spot, broken and scattered, with many lying stiff 
in death, or, with mangled limbs, in the hands of a heartless and 
exasperated foe. A happy, joyous night was soon to be turned to 
a day of mourning. 

On the 8th, the sun rose bright in a cloudless sky, ushering in 
a beautiful but to the Union army a disastrous day. At 5 
o'clock, the Fourth Division of the Thirteenth Army Corps, com- 
manded by Colonel Landrum, of the Nineteenth Kentucky, moved 
forward to support the cavalry. At 6 o'clock the Third Division, 
under General R. A. Cameron, numbering, exclusive of train 
guards, about 1,200 men, followed. After this force came the 
supply trains of the Thirteenth Corps. 

At 7 o'clock, General Emory, with one division of the Nine- 
teenth Corps, followed by the remaining trains of the army, moved 
out. The remainder of the Nineteenth Corps, which was the bulk 
of the army present, followed under Major General Franklin. 
The train numbered over 600 wagons, of which those of the gener- 
al's staff formed no inconsiderable portion. 

The road over which this enormous train was to pass was a 
narrow, tortuous passage, through a dense pine forest — so narrow 
in many places that a single horseman could scarcely pass the mov- 
ing wagons. The rear guard of the army did not get away until 
after 12 o'clock. At this time the Sixteenth Corps, under General 
A. J. Smith, was on the road from Grand Ecore, where it had dis- 
embarked from boats. 

About 7 o'clock the cavalry discovered the enemy, about 5,000 
strong, posted on a deep bayou, eight miles from Pleasant Hill 
— a position chosen for the advantage which it gave to them. 
A brisk skirmish ensued — on our side principally with carbines, 
our cavalry being dismounted. The Fourth Division was hurried 
forward and the enemy soon dislodged and driven back. The 
contest here was brief but fierce. The enemy fell back slowly, 
stubbornly contesting the ground, closely pursued by the cavalry 
and the small body of infantry. A running fight was kept up for 
a distance of eight miles, when, at 2 o'clock, the enemy, after 
passing a plantation of 600 acres, made a determined stand. A 
council of war was now held, at which were General Banks and all 
the general ofiicers. It was proposed to go into camp, issue rations 
and give the Sixteenth and Nineteenth Corps time to get up, and 



88 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

be prepared on the next morning to fight the battle that now 
appeared inevitable. This wise proposition was overruled, and 
General Lee was ordered to push the enemy. It was argued that 
the enemy was not in force in front, that it was nothing but the 
force that had been opposing the expedition the day or two 
j^revious, and that the cavalry, sui^ported by the infantry then up, 
was sufficient for the work. 

During this halt the Third Division had moved up to within 
four miles of the scene of action. While the consultation was 
going on, it was ordered to go into camp. It remained at this 
point about two hours, when General Cameron received orders to 
move at once to the front. 

By this time the battle raged furiously. It was found that the 
entire rebel army was in position behind hastily constructed works 
of logs. The cavalry had broken and fallen back in disorder. 
The cavalry train had been halted in the road, blocking it up 
against the advance of artillery and preventing the mass of retreat- 
ing horsemen from escaping, except through the lines of infantry. 
The Fourth Division fought with desperation. The rebel lines 
were forced, only to be reformed. It had to oppose the entire 
rebel army, and the struggle was decided by numbers. Only 1,800 
men, with a very small portion of the cavalry, were engaged on the 
Union side in this contest. 

The Federal lines being comparatively short, the extended 
lines of the enemy were enabled tp close around this small force, 
and the retreat of a large portion was cut off. The cavalry 
retreated, leaving infantry, artillery and ammunition train at the 
mercy of the enemy. The infantry cut through, only to find 
itself again surrounded. The ammunition, after two hours' hard 
fighting, was exhausted, and a surrender was inevitable. 

Such was the condition of affairs when General Cameron 
arrived on the ground with the Third Division, numbering not 
over twelve hundred men. Line of battle was immediately formed 
with the First Brigade, composed of the Foi*ty-sixth Indiana and 
five companies of the Twenty-ninth Wisconsin, under Lieutenant 
Colonel A. M. Flory, on the right, and the Second Brigade, com- 
posed of the Twenty-fourth and Twenty-eighth Iowa, and the 
Fifty-sixth Ohio, under Colonel Raynor, on the left. The position 
of the division was on the edge of a wood, with an open plantation 
in front. It was about three-fourths of a mile across, with noth- 
ing to obstruct the view except an occasional swell of the ground. 



SABINE CROSS EOADS. 89 

The width of this open space was more than thrice the length of 
the front of the Third Division, now the only troops left to con- 
front the enemy. 

The rebels, elated with their success, came pouring over the 
clearing in successive lines and closely massed columns. They 
were j^ermitted to come within close rifle range before the Third 
Division opened upon them. The Federal position was such that, 
concealed behind logs and fences, it could not be located by the 
rebels, giving an unusually fine opportunity for deliberate aim. A 
deadly volley broke forth from the whole line, breaking the rebel 
ranks, hurling them back in confusion, and leaving the ground 
strewn with their dead and wounded. The rattle of the deadly 
rifle was unceasing, and the rebel slaughter terrible. 

The enemy rapidly retreated, but again formed heavier lines 
with fresh troops. Now was the time for the Nineteenth Corps to 
have been brought up, and, forming on the right and left, preA-ented 
the flanking by the enemy, through which they gained their victory. 
But that was not the arrangement. The Nineteenth Corps was 
four miles in the rear, in camp, and could not be brought up until 
the Third, like the Fourth Division, had been sacrificed. 

The rebel lines, numbering not less than 8,000, advanced again 
and again, but could not maintain themselves. Each time they 
wei'e driven back by this little force of 1,200. 

Another but a feebler demonstration was made on the front 
by a small portion of the enemy, while the bulk of the force, under 
cover of the woods on either side, passed around to the flanks and 
rear of the Federal lines. This closed the contest. The division 
was surrounded. It maintained the line, and endeavored to fall 
back; but the rebels, actually coming among the men, forced them 
to break, to enable the few that could escape, to do so. The men 
fought to the last moment, and continued firing until forced to 
cease by capture, or by the want of ammunition. The struggling 
division fought from tree to tree, pursued by the rebel cavalry for 
a mile and a half, when the Nineteenth Corps, coming up, saved 
the remnant not killed or captured. 

The Nineteenth Corps drove back the rebels with considerable 
slaughter, and night coming on, the conflict ended for the day. 

The cavalry train being in the road, blocked it completely. 
The pine woods were so thick that artillery could not be moved 
through them, so it was impossible to bring off the wagon, artillery 
and ambulance trains, which fell into the hands of the rebels. The 



90 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA, 

cavalry train was heavily laden with commissary stores and officers'' 
property, and furnished rich booty. 

This was the battle of Mansfield, or Sabine Cross Roads, where 
an expedition fitted out without regard to expense, finely appointed 
in every necessary material, with an army never before defeated — 
men who had stood at Vicksburg, Jackson, Port Hudson and Baton 
Rouge — was defeated and destroyed with the loss of material 
inestimable, and a sacrifice of life terrible to contemplate, through 
a plan of battle which threw into the fight detachments of troops 
only as fast as they could be destroyed. One of the great blunders- 
of the war was committed here — one for which nobody, as yet, has 
been called to account. 

The loss of the Federal army at this battle was 600 killed and. 
Avounded, and 1,250 captured. The loss of the rebels, as taken 
from their official reports, was 3,100, of whom, ten days after, 
1,000 were dead. Texas and Louisiana were in mourning for the 
calamity that fell upon them. Very many prominent officers were 
killed. General Mouton, of Louisiana, and General Green, of 
Texas, the hope of the Confederacy (in that portion of it) were 
victims. Scarcely a company came out without the loss of all or 
nearly all of its commissioned officers, and the victory in every 
way was most dearly paid for. 

The loss of the Forty-sixth regiment was as follows: 

Company A. — Killed: Archibald Smock. Wounded: Cap- 
tain William A. Pigman. Missing: David C. Murphy, Levi Can- 
ter, Lewis Canter, John W. Creson, John T. Rees, Horace Deyo. 

Company B. — Killed: None. Wounded: Captain Frank 
Swigart, William H. Guard. Missing: John W. Castle, John R. 
Cunningham, Joseph Davis, William H. Grant, George W. Oden, 
Benjamin F. Shellej^, Joshua P. Shields. 

Company C. — Killed: George Lane and Robert Lewis. 
Wounded: Joseph Henderson. Missing: William Bacom, 
Thomas S. Evans, Anthony Babanoe, George Huntsinger, Jacob 
Kashner, John Shepherd, Francis M. Speece. 

Company D. — Killed: Jacob Cripliver. Wounded: John 
McTaggart, Michael J. Blue, Porter A. White, Terrence Dunn, 
Samuel W, Cree, Julius C. Jackson. Missing: Anthony A. Eskew,. 
James H. Gardner, Hiram Lumbard, George W. Nield, William 
H. Small. 

Company E. — Killed: None. Wounded: David Bishop.- 
Missing: Ellis J. Hughes. 



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Company F. — Wounded: George W. Yates. Missing: John 
Shaffer, George Huffman, Jonathan Hiney, Edward H. Berry,, 
James Coleman, Jacob Gates, Samuel. Gable, James Hastings, John^ 
Meredith, Jacob Sell. 

Company G. — Missing: Joseph Carr, Jacob Guess, DanieL 
Cronan, William R. Clouse, William Hayward, Allen White, 
James C. Chamberlain, Dennis Bagley. 

Company H. — Wounded: Thomas P. DeMoss, Johnson Lid- 
yard. Missing: Jasper N. Mullins, William Fahler, James Fisher, 
James Parsons, Daniel Garbison, Lawrence Hartleroad. 

Company I. — Killed: George Schleh, Lieutenant Jacob Hud- 
low. Missing: Cyrus S. Peabody, John A. Wilson, Bradley Por- 
ter, John Hamilton, Amos Orput. 

Company K. — Killed: Lieutenant John McClung, Thomas- 
Scott. Wounded: Jefferson Marshman. Missing: John M. Van- 
meter, David C. Jenkins, Jesse Shanip, William Cook, Samuel 
Johnson, William Kreekbaum, Ambrose McVoke, George Moore,. 
George Matthews, Elihu Shaffer, Elmore Shelt, John Stallard. 

Of the field and staff, Lieutenant Colonel A. M. Flory and. 
Chaplain Hamilton Robb were missing. Captain William DeHart, 
of Company D, was also missing. 

Recapitulation: Killed, seven; wounded, thirteen; missing,, 
eighty-six. 

That portion of the regiment not killed or captured made its- 
way back until the advance of the Nineteenth Corps was met. 
The lines were opened and the retreating mass passed through and 
formed with or behind Franklin's lines, Avhen the rebels were- 
checked and driven back. 

On the 9th the entire army was in line of battle at Pleasant 
Hill, fifteen miles from the battlefield of the 8th. The Sixteenth 
Corps had reached that point from Grand Ecore. Here the rebels 
were whipped, and the entire army marched to Grand Ecore, which, 
point was reached at noon on the 11th. 

On April 12 the regiment went to work on intrenchments. 
Portions of the army straggling in. 

13 and 14. Work on intrenchments. Reports of rebels 
coming in. Bad news from the gunboats above. 

15 to 21. Work on intrenchments. Rebels waiting and' 
watching for the Federals to move. Fleet comes down. Ordered' 
to march. Did so at 2.30 a. m., the 21st. Meanwhile the town- 
caught fire. Marched until 2 o'clock, the morning of the 23d. 



'92 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

23. Started at 6 a. m. Reached Big Cain. The rebels were 
•there, and attacked the front and rear of the column. They were 
beaten off with great loss to them. 

24. Left Big Cain at 8 a. m., and marched eighteen miles to 
Bayou Rapids. 

25. Eighteen miles, to within two miles of Alexandria. Hot 
and dusty. 

26. In camp. Work on intrenchments. 

27. First Division of the Thirteenth Army Corps arrived 
from Texas. 

28. Ordered to attack the enemy. Did so and returned. 

29 and 30. Working on the dam. Very hot. Forty-seventh 
Indiana arrived from home. 

May 1. In line of battle all the time. Rebels get below, on 
the river, and threaten trouble. 

2. Ordered to advance on the enemy. Skirmished all day. 
Rebels followed to camp and threw in shells. Transport "Emma" 
•captured below and burned. 

3. Very hot. In line of battle all day. Rebels threatening. 
Work on dam progressing. 

4. Intrenching. Heavy tiring down the river. The "City 
Bell," with the One Hundred and Twentieth Ohio, captured. 
Boat burned and Colonels Mudd, Bassett and Speigle killed. 
Fifty-sixth Ohio start home on veteran furlough. 

5. Met the rebels. Fought all day. Sharp shelling. Steamer 
^'Warner," Avith Fifty-sixth Ohio, captured. Many of the regi- 
ment killed and wounded. Gunboats Eighteen and Twenty-five 
were burned. "Veteran furloughs" at a discount. 

6. Skirmished nearly all day. Went five miles. Laid all 
night at Middle bayou. 

7. Started early. Met the enemy at once. Skirmished all 
day. Stopped at 5 p. m. at Bayou Rapids bridge. Drove the 
rebels across. A Major McNeil, of Texas, was seen examining the 
pickets, and shot. There were found on him S700 in Confederate 
money, and very important papers. 

A mistake, or an omission, made at headquarters, came near 
landing the First Brigade into a rebel prison. General Cameron, 
commanding the division at the time, was at Alexandria, sick. 
He had gone back in the afternoon. At 10 o'clock at night orders 
■came to fall back to Alexandria. General Cameron was not found, 
:and it was never known to Avhom the orders were delivered. 



ALEXANDRIA. 



Colonel Bringliurst was then the ranking officer, and should have- 
received them, but at 11 o'clock he had not. Adjutant Watts 
was sent out to discover the meaning of the artillery and several 
regiments retiring. He returned with the information that the 
Second Brigade and the artillery were falling back; that Lieutenant 
Funston, commandant of the ordinance train, was packing up and 
leaving, because of the impression that all were going back. The- 
colonel then led out the brigade, and the division got out without 
alarming the rebels. When near Alexandria^ a courier was met,, 
hurrying out to correct the mistake. 

8 to 12. In line of battle at Middle bayou, keeping the rebels- 
back, wliile the dam was being built. Constant attacks from the 
rebels. Heavy explosion at Alexandria. 

13. Ordered to leave at sunrise. Started at 2.30 p. m. 
Struck the river some miles below Alexandria after dark. 

River crowded with boats. Their lights looked like those of 
a city. On both land and river the confusion was great. Appre- 
hensive that the rebels would follow immediately, the boat officers; 
entangled the boats in their haste to start down. On the land the 
confusion arose from the difficulty in getting the corps and divisions 
in their proper places. Meanwhile, several conflagrations broke 
out in the city. 

14. Finally started at 6 a. m. Troops took the levee; the 
wagons the road. Halted at midnight. No time to cook. Build- 
ings burning along the road. Constant alarms from front and 
rear. Men exhausted. 

15. Started at 7 a. m. Went a mile and a half by 3.30 p. m. 
Attack on the rear. Rebels shell sharply and stood determinedly. 
The head of the column built a bridge over Bayou Choteau. 
Again started at 5 p. m. Made twelve miles by 1.20 next morning. 
Road full of refugees. Many wagons burned. 

16. Laid down in line of battle at 2 a. m. Ordered to march 
at 3. Started at 4. Met the enemy at 7. Their lines were a mile 
and a half long. The army was closed up and. preparations made 
for battle. 

Driving the rebels through Marksville,. the lines passed over 
a plain. As a general engagement was expected, the entire Federal 
army was in line and in sight. Not less than 25,000 men — infantry, 
cavalry and artillery — were visible at once. The cavalry on the 
front were dashing about, while lines of battle and columns of 
infantry, in support or reserve, and batteries,, either in position or 



94 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

getting into one, could be seen. On the front the artillery was 
pushed well out, and a short practice drove the rebels to their right. 
The Sixteenth Corps advanced rapidly on the left of our line, and 
turned the rebels back. The fiffht then rolled back to our line, but 
soon ceased with the retreat of the enemy. The rebels were 
driven to and through Man sura, a distance of four miles, where 
they disappeared. Meanwhile both towns had fires. 

After a halt of an hour for lunch, the division was again on 
the road. At 2 o'clock five miles were made from Mansura, and 
the regiment went into camp and slept on the bed of a bayou. 

At 3 o'clock on the morning of the 17th, the division was 
again on the road, without breakfast. Halted at 7, and made 
coft'ee. An attack was made on the rear of the column, but 
repulsed. The Third Division marched beside the wagon train, 
with an African brigade in front. A dash was made by the rebels 
upon the train, ahead of the negroes. They pushed ahead, repulsed 
the attack, and killed two rebels. One negro was killed and two 
wounded, and it was said that a rebel captain killed both the 
wounded men. 

Yellow bayou was reached in the afternoon. The trains were 
closed up, and haste was made to get the Thirteenth and Nine- 
teenth Corps over before dark. The rebels were close up and con- 
stantly firing. The two corps got over and went into camp. 

Early on the 18th tiring began on our pickets and outposts. 
'The Sixteenth Corps had been left west of the bayou. General 
Mower's division was on the left, or the farthest west in the 
column. The rebel firing at 2 o'clock terminated in a determined 
charge by a heavy force. The rebels had twelve pieces of artillery 
and fought desperately. Mower beat them back, only to be again 
driven by them. The rebels charged twice with mounted infantry, 
but were repulsed with great loss. 

The Thirteenth Corps was held in camp all day. The fight 
was near enough to be plainly seen. The battle was fought near 
and on a large deadening. It soon took fire, and the smoke and 
flame more plainly marked the scene of carnage, and added to its 
horrors. 

During the entire afternoon the Thirteenth Corps was in line, 
-expecting to be called out. Field oflicers had, without orders, 
called their regiments in line, anticipating the order to support the 
force in action. All over the camp men were at arms, artillery 
Jiorses hitched up, officers in saddles all ready to dash out, but no 



ATCHAFALAYA. 95 

orders came. All that afternoon General A. J. Smith, command- 
ing the Sixteenth Corps, and General Banks, commander-in-chief, 
were at the Atchafalaya bayou, not two miles from the conflict, 
and neglected to give an order that would have sent 15,000 men to 
the relief of General Mower's 4,000 that were being slaughtered by 
8,000 rebels. Six hundred Federal soldiers were killed and 
wounded in this terrible fight. The rebel loss was 1,000. Many 
wounded men were burned in the fire of the burning deadening. 

On the 19th, the Third and Fourth Divisions were sent down 
the Atchafalaya, in search of rebels. Found but two, who were 
couriers, with dispatches. The divisions returned to the big pon- 
toon and remained until morning. 

The pontoon was laid on steamers anchored close together. 
String pieces were bolted down across the decks, and, upon them, 
a floor of the flat cypress rails of the country was laid. It made a 
good bridge, but exceedingly crooked from the unequal height and 
length of the boats. Wagons, mules and men crossed on it. The 
artillery was ferried over. On both banks of the bayou, graves 
were dug for the dead of the day of the fight. 

The Forty-sixth passed over at 10 o'clock, the morning of the 
20th, and marched two miles down. Here the regiment received a 
large mail, but the pleasure of the occasion was clouded in finding 
letters addressed to so many who would never receive them. Let- 
ters were also received from ofiicers who were in prison. 

The march from Alexandria to the Atchafalaya was continuous. 
There was not a halt that could be counted on sufticient for cook- 
ing. Day and night the columns pressed on, stopping a minute or 
an hour, as compelled by circumstances. At each halt the men 
would lie down and sleep, or not, as time permitted, but there was 
no fixed time announced sufiicient for rest or refreshment. The 
rebel army was constantly closely on the rear, and kept the retir- 
ing columns always on the alert. The sight of the Atchafalaya 
was most welcome, for it pi'omised rest. 

At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the brigade started toward the 
Mississippi, nine miles distant. The road was blocked, and no 
move forward was made until 11 at night, when the sleepy line 
moved slowly on. Frequent halts were made, lasting from five 
minutes to half an hour. 

At 8 o'clock orders were passed to get breakfast, and crackers 
and coffee were enjoyed. In a short time the men were gladdened 
with the sight of the Mississippi river. The fleet of gunboats and 



96 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

transports bad already arrived, and were awaiting orders. General 
McGinnis, with some of his staff, had come from New Orleans to 
meet his division and resume his command. 

The Third Division had been commanded by General Cameron. 
The First Brigade was under Colonel Bringhurst. The Twenty- 
fourth and Twenty-eighth Iowa and the Forty-seventh Indiana 
were alternately in the First Brigade. Colonel Slack commanded 
the Second Brigade of the Third Division. Captain Henry Snyder, 
of Company E, had command of the Forty-sixth until he was 
wounded, near Alexandria, when he was succeeded by Captain Liston. 

Upon arriving at the river, the brigade pushed on toward 
Morganza, twenty miles distant, marching until 8 o'clock. The 
men laid down to sleep, where they remained until 3 o'clock in the 
morning, when they again started, and reached Morgan's Bend at 
noon. 

And now the unfortunate Red river campaign was over. An 
expedition, fitted out with the greatest care and liberality, had come 
to naught through the neglect of the controlling officers to regard 
the plainest military rules. Human life, money and prestige had 
been sacrificed for nothing. 

To the Forty-sixth the campaign had been one of especial 
hardship and suffering. It had marched and fought, almost con- 
tinuously, from the 6th of March to the 22d of May. Its members 
had re-enlisted on the 2d of January, under a general and special 
promise of a thirty-day furlough home. Most of the men had not 
seen their families for over two years and a half, but were required 
to give up the anticipated pleasure and undertake a long, laborious 
and dangerous campaign. The regiment had marched over 800 
miles, much of it in the night, and all of it in haste. Comparing 
the condition of the regiment now with what it was on re-enlist- 
ment, the men remembered with sorrow that over a third of their 
number now occupied a rebel prison, the hospital or the grave. 

The furlough question had been reopened shortly after the 
battle of Sabine Cross Roads, and the colonel Avas assured by 
General Banks that the regiment should go as soon as possible. 
At Alexandria it was possible to go, or at least to start, and the 
order was offered the regiment to go with the Fifty-sixth Ohio, 
and many were anxious to start, but, on the next day, when the 
men of the Fifty-sixth came straggling back, leading their wounded 
comrades, it was seen that it was the better judgment that pre- 
ferred to wait. 



RETURN TO NEW ORLEANS. 97 

No difficulty was apprehended in obtaining a furlough at 
Morganza, but, unfortunately, General Banks went straight from 
the Atchafalaya to New Orleans, which threw the business into new 
hands. As soon as Morganza was reached, Colonel Bringhurst 
visited General Emory, the then commanding officer, and presented 
the case. Emory was a "regular" officer, and had a higher regard 
for " red tape" than any other solid commodity. He immediately 
fell back on rules and regulations, and decided that the application 
must go on to General Banks through the regular channel. This 
would require much time, and the prospect clouded again. Gen- 
eral McGinnis, and many of the Indiana officers, endeavored to 
move Emory, but to no purpose. 

In a few days it was found that a steamer was about starting 
down the river, and it was determined among the officers that the 
regiment would try another plan to get off. Just before the boat 
was ready to leave, the men, with their knapsacks and guns, 
quietly marched aboard. The steamer was loaded with array 
wagons, and little room could be found for the men, but they 
crowded in. The captain of the boat made no question about the 
presence of the regiment, as it was their custom to take what come. 

When ready, the boat turned out into the stream, but to the 
dismay of the officers in the plot she turned in and landed at Gen- 
eral Emory's headquarters. The general's quartermaster came on 
board to give final oi'ders. Seeing the regiment, he inquired for 
its authority to go. He was told that the colonel had the order. 
Diligent search failed to find that officer, and after considerable 
discussion he ordered the boat captain to go on. 

Another difficulty arose before the regiment. It was soon 
discovered that the steamer had orders for Baton Rouge and not 
New Orleans. But it was on the road to the city, and away from 
General Emory, and there was no fear that the regiment would not 
get through. 

At Baton Rouge the regiment went into camp and awaited 
events. The Twenty-fourth Indiana was there, and helped make 
the stay agreeable. 

On the third day the "Express," a fine, large new steamer,, 
came down the river and rounded to at the landing. The colonel 
immediately went on board to negotiate, and in a few minutes the 
regiment was on the way to the city. The captain and the crew 
treated the men most hospitably, and just after daylight they were 
landed at Carrollton, five miles above the city. 



98 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

On the voyage down, there was some mystery about the order 
for the regiment's shipment. When Adjutant Watts could be 
found the colonel had it, and when the latter was on hand the 
adjutant had it. 

At CarroUton the regiment went into camp, the best that could 
be done with no equipage, and the colonel went to see General 
Banks. 

There was no trouble with General Banks. That officer freely 
admitted all that was claimed for the regiment, and suggested 
things in their favor that had not been claimed. He told the 
colonel they should have their furlough and when they pleased. 
They could go home now or go into camp and prepare for it. In 
reply to the question, "What does the regiment want?" the 
colonel answered, "The men should be paid to April 30, have new 
clothes, new guns, twenty days at CarroUton, and a furlough for 
thirty days." 

Tlie general told the colonel he should have it all, and directed 
him to make out his requisitions and they should be honored. 

The regiment went regularly into camp. It had good 
rations, light drills, put on good clothes, and in fifteen days was 
ready for home. 

In April, 1864, an expedition of four transports and gunboats 
went from New Orleans up the Sabine Pass into Calcasieu bay for 
cotton. A guard of thirty-seven men, from the n on- veteran camp, 
in charge of a captain of the Thirtieth Maine, was on the boats. 
The fleet had arrived in the bay. The " Wave" and the " Granite 
City," while lying without steam, were attacked at daybreak, and 
captured. Among the prisoners were Maxwell Reece, R. Y. 
McDowell, Hugh Quinn, Joshua T. Colvin, Philip M. Benjamin 
and Jacob Oliver. These were non-veterans of the Forty-sixth. 
Colvin subsequently died in prison at Tyler, Texas, and Oliver at 
Hempstead. 

About the same date, John Shea, a non-veteran of Company 
D, was killed and robbed at Algiers. 

Wm. McGlennen, of Company C, was shot and killed by a 
guard, in June, at Algiers. 



CHAPTER VII. 

Vacancies and Promotions. — Homeward Bound. — Cairo. — Indian- 
apolis. — Logansport. — On the Return. — Evansville. — Mount 
Vernon. — Guerrillas. — Morganfield. — Henderson. — Louis- 
ville. — Lexington. — Cattletsburg. — Big Sandy. — Louisa. — Pres- 
TONSBURG. — Courts Martial. — Mustered Out. — Home. — June, 
1864 -September, 1865. 

BETWEEN June, 1864, and September, 1865, when the regi- 
ment Avas mustered out, the following vacancies and promo- 
tions occurred: 

Quartermaster Thomas A. Howes resigned May 27, 1865; 
"William S. Richardson, of Company B, was commissioned in his 
place. 

First Lieutenant William D. Schnepp was honorably dis- 
charged September 14, 1864; Lieutenant William Bacome was 
-commissioned first, and Sergeant Daniel Harner second lieu- 
tenant. 

First Lieutenant Joseph Taylor, of Company G, was honora- 
bly discharged November 12, 1864; Enos A. Thomas was com- 
missioned in his place. 

Captain J. W. F. Liston, of Company I, resigned November 
29, 1864; Corporal Frederick Fitch was commissioned for the 
vacancy, and Sergeant Jacob S. McCormick as first lieutenant. 

Captain James Hess, of Company G, was honorably discharged 
on expiration of term, December 14, 1864; Joseph L. Chamberlain 
was commissioned to succeed him. 

Major Bernard F. Scherraerhorn was honorably discharged on 
•expiration of term, December 14, 1864; Captain William M. DeHart, 
of Company D, was commissioned in his place. 

Captain William A. Pigman, of Company A, was discharged 
•by reason of wounds received at Sabine Cross Roads, December 18, 
1864; he was succeeded by Lieutenant James V. Brough. Lieu- 



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tenant Jonathan Moore was commissioned first, and Levi C. Lesourd! 
second lieutenant. 

Surgeon Israel B, Washburn was honorably discharged on expi- 
ration of term, December 20, 1864; he was succeeded by Assistant 
Surgeon Joshua W. Underhill, George M. Doane, of Company B, 
was commissioned assistant surgeon. 

Captain John G. Troxell, of Company C, was honorably dis- 
charged on expiration of term, December 2G, 1864. Sergeant 
Joseph Henderson was commissioned first, and Seigeant William 
Bacome second lieutenant. 

First Lieutenant Charles A. Brownlie, of Company D, was 
honorably discharged on expiration of term, December 28, 1864; 
Abram B. Herman was commissioned to succeed him. Sergeant 
Andrew J. Lovenger was commissioned second lieutenant. 

Captain James H. Brown, of Company H, was honorably dis- 
charged on expiration of term, December 28, 1864; Lieutenant 
James F. Mitchell was commissioned first, and Sergeant Martin L. 
Burson second lieutenat. 

First Lieutenant Jacob S. McCormick, of Company I, was 
honorably discharged on expiration of term, December 28, 1864;. 
Albert S. Abbott was commissioned in his place, and Sergeant 
Robert H. Martin second lieutenant. 

Captain Robert M. Shields, of Company K, was honorably 
discharged on account of expiration of term, December 28, 1864;. 
he was succeeded by Lieutenant Chester Chamberlain. George C. 
Horn was commissioned first, and John VanMeter second lieu- 
tenant. 

Captain Frank Swigart, of Company B, resigned October 12, 
1864, on account of wounds received at Sabine Cross Roads; Theo- 
dore B. Forgy was commissioned captain, Theophilus P. Rodgers 
first, and Marcellus H. Nash second lieutenant. 

Captain Henry Snyder, of Company E, was honorably dis- 
charged October 14, 1864, on account of wounds received at Sabine 
Cross Roads; Charles F. Fisher was commissioned captain, Ellis 
Hughes first and Abram F. Hunter second lieutenant. 

Adjutant James M. Watts was mustered out March 24, 1865, 
for promotion in the One Hundred and Fiftieth regiment; Augustus- 
L. Sinks, of Company K, was commissioned for the vacancy. 

On the 15th of June, 1864, the "Sultana," a fine large trans- 
port, rounded to at the landing and called for the Forty-sixth. 
The men soon packed up, and, with innumerable specimens of the 



HOMEWARD BOUND. 101 

animal and vegetable kingdom, in boxes and cages, made a forced 

march for the steamer. ^In an hour everything was stowed and 

arranged, and the men, anticipating the voyage and the visit home, 

pronounced themselves perfectly happy. 

^ Without accident or any unusual occurrence, the regiment, in 

"^ a few days, made the landing at Cairo. The colonel immediately 

K called on the post quartermaster, with a requisition for transporta- 

^ tion, by rail, to Indianapolis. Looking at the paper, the official 

T*:^ noticed an item specifying sundry horses, and inquired if it was 

"^ a cavalrj' regiment. He was informed that it was not; neither 

J was it an artillery organization. The official then wanted an 

^7 explanation of the presence of six horses in an infantry regiment 

'c\ on furlough. He said the order required transportation for so 

many men and officers, and he would not transport the horses. 

The quartermaster was told that the men and horses went 
together; that if the horses could not go the men would not. The 
colonel then made requisition for three days' rations and ordered 
the men into camp. The quartermaster told the colonel to move 
back off the levee, but the men were ordered to occupj- a place on 
the front, which they did, and were soon at cooking. The city 
marshal tried to effect a removal, but he was referred to the quar- 
termaster as the person who could relieve the town of the regiment. 
After dark the regiment seemed to become more numerous 
and expi-essive. Cooking was going on in many unnecessary 
places, and the merchants began to complain. At 10 o'clock the 
quartermaster sent down orders for transportation for horses and all. 
The men filled the box cars, enjoyed a good sleep, and, at 
early morn, were in Indianapolis. 

The line was formed, and the regiment marched to the 
Soldier's Home. 

The Indianapolis Journal of June 23 thus speaks of the regi- 
ment: 

"The reception and welcome of the Forty-sixth Indiana took place yes- 
terday, as announced, at the Soldier's Home and State-House Park. The 
column was formed at the Home at 11.30, and with the Colonel and Colonel 
James Blake at the head, escorted by the regimental and Hahn's bands, 
inarched up Washington street to East, and back again to the Home, where 
a bountifnl dinner was served by the ladies. It was partaken of by the 
regiment with a quiet satisfaction very becoming and gratifying to those 
who served it. The marching of the regiment through the city attracted 
attention, particularly for the manly bearing and handsome dress of the men, 
and the excellent condition of their arms. * * After dinner the 



102 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

regiment again marched up Washington street, countermarched, and went 
to the State-house, where a large number of citizens, mostly ladies, had 
assembled to hear the welcome of the Governor, and other speeches. * 

" Governor Morton, in his address, said: ' This reception was given as 
a testimonial of the regard in which the Indiana soldiers were held by their 
friends here and throughout the State. He said the history of all the Indi- 
ana regiments was the same in one grand particular — they all had done 
their duty, honoring the cause and the State. * The Indiana soldiers 
have a double motive for doing well; first, because it is their principle to da 
so, and second, because an unjust stain had been cast upon their valor by a 
colonel of the Second Indiana, at Beuna Vista. The history of that regi- 
ment proved it a true regiment; but a mistake was made, and a wicked col- 
lusion between its colonel and Jeff Davis, had cast an unjust blame on the 
regiment. But that slander had been turned against its authors, and, to-day, 
Indiana soldiers stand as high in public estimation as those of any State.'' 

"The Governor feelingly alluded to the many brave men of the 
regiment who had fallen, and who will be remembered as the noble dead. 
The Governor then rehearsed the principal events in the history of the 
regiment, and said it had been one of the first to re-enlist, and should have 
come home long ago, but the exigencies of the service demanded more woi"k, 
and it was on hand for duty. He wished to thank them particularly on 
behalf of the loyal and grateful people of Indiana for the proudest act in 
their career, their re-enlistment, as well as for all the other good they had 
done. 

"Colonel James Blake, representing the Mayor, welcomed the veterans 
home. He said he wanted to welcome them especially on behalf of their vet- 
eran lady friends, some of whom they had met at the Soldier's Home. These 
ladies had become veterans by their constant and untiring service for the- 
soldier. He also welcomed them to the city on behalf of the business men, 
who had never failed to sustain the soldier. He honored the regiment for 
its manly bearing; they looked and.acted like men who knew and respected 
their relation to society, to the country, and to one another. The officers 
seemed to recognize their true position, and their relations with the men 
seemed fraternal. 

"Hearty cheers were then given for the Governor, Colonel Blake and 
the ladies. Colonel Bringhurst made an appropriate response to the Gov- 
ernor and Colonel Blake." 

The regiment reached Logansport on the afternoon of June 23. 
The following account of its reception, from the Logansport Journal 
of the 25th, correctly represents the warm welcome accorded it: 

"A multitude, numbering thousands, gathered at the depot to welcome- 
them, and they were somewhat disappointed when the train stopped and no- 
soldiers made their appearance. But the disappointment was soon turned 
to rejoicing when it was discovered that the otticers, by a wise strategem, 
had stopped the soldiers at a place where the regiment could be formed 



AT HOME. 103 

without interference from the crowd of friends who had assembled to greet 
its arrival. 

"The regiment soon made its appearance, headed by its own martial 
band, marching by column of companies. At the foot of Fourth street, the 
Logan Band took the front and the Logan Union Silver Band brought up 
the rear. 

"The regiment, escorted by thousands of citizens, marched up Fourth 
street to Market, up Market to Seventh, down Seventh to Broadway, down 
Broadway to Fourth, and up Fourth to the Court-house, where it was formed 
in column of division, when Judge Biddle wel(;^omed the soldiers in an 
elocjuent address; after which occurred the most beautiful incident of the 
occasion: two hundred little girls, appropriately dressed in the national 
colors, advanced and presented a beautiful bouquet to every officer and 
soldier. This tribute of the children to valor and patriotism will long be 
remembered by the brave men to whom it was paid. 

' ' The men then stacked arms and surrounded the two long tables, set 
in the 3'ard, which fairly groaned under the weight of good things which 
the patriotic ladies of the city had prepared for the occasion. 

********* 

" After dinner a short time was spent in giving and receiving the warm 
greetings of friends long parted, when the regiment was again formed and 
marched to Market space for dress parade. The proficiency of the regiment 
for drill was fully established by its performance on the march, and at the 
parade. 

"It will be the pride and pleasure of our citizens to make the short visit 
of these, our war-worn veterans, as pleasant as possible, as it will be their 
pleasure ever to cherish in grateful remembrance their toils and sacrifices in 
defense of our institutions. 

"While rejoicing in the presence of our returned friends we do not 
forget those of their comrades who having made their last sacrifice, now 
repose in our cemeteries, upon the banks of the "Father of "Waters," or in 
unknown graves. Their memory shall ever be fresh in our hearts. Nor do 
we forget those who are captives, far from friends and home. For them 
our prayers ascend. At home or at the front, sick, wounded or prisoners, 
our soldiers will receive the warm sympathy of the loyal men of the coun- 
try; and when Peace shall spread her wings over our distracted land they 
will be the honored sons of a grateful people, transmitting a rich legacy of 
heroic patriotism to the generations who shall succeed them." 

Before the dinner, Judge Biddle delivered an address, which 
was listened to by citizens and soldiers with deep attention. He 
said: 

Officers and Soldiers of the Forty-Sixth: 

Veterans: In the name of this city and county, I welcome you 
home. In the name of the State of Indiana, in the name of the United 
States — for, thank God, by the courage and patriotism of our noble soldiers. 



104 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

we still have a United States — I welcome you home. In the name of liberty 
and humanity, I welcome you home. Thrice welcome to your homes and 
friends. 

Nearly three years ago you pledged your lives to the standard of your 
country; you were organized and left for the field. You went to Camp 
Wickliffe, thence, by the river fleet, to Commerce and to Island No. 10, 
where you aided in flanking the enemy in that stronghold. At New Madrid 
you were introduced to the fire of the enemy, and, with your comrades, 
made him surrender the post. Next, at Riddle's Point, you alone sustained 
yourselves against the terrible and galling fire of five rebel gunboats. Do 
you remember that? Do you remember the toil of that long, gloomy and 
weary night, during which you gained your position? Aye, you remember 
it; your country remembers it. From this' well-fought field, you went with 
General Pope's fleet down the Mississippi river to Fort Pillow, where you 
remained some weeks with the Forty-third, and left it not until you had 
planted the flag of your country — this flag — on the ramparts of the enemy. 
Thence down the river to Memphis, where you tore down to the dust the 
defiant flag of the rebellion, and felled its towering staff to the earth. The 
trophy was secured by your hands. Soon after this you went up White 
river to relieve General Curtis. In this expedition with our gunboats you 
suffered severely with heat and toil, but you humbled the enemy of your 
country, and rebuked him for his inhumanity. At St. Charles you witnessed 
the terrible explosion of the Mound City, and the heart-rending sufl'erings 
of your comrades in arms. But we cannot tarry. You descended the river 
to Helena, where you did good service in opening rivers, skirmishing, etc., 
for several weeks, and where the memorable repulse of the arrant rebel. 
Price, took place. At Pemberton you fought right under the bristling guns 
of the fort, and within a few yards of our own gunboat Chillicothe. The 
courage of man was seldom more severely tried than yours in this fight, and 
never was the test better withstood. Next, before Vicksburg; then through 
all those severe battles at Port Gibson, Champion Hills, Jackson and other 
places on the route, when not only your prowess in battle, but your strength 
of endurance in toiling and marching, was proved to be of the first order. 
After beating and chasing the enemy in every direction, he was invested at 
Vicksburg, where you lay in the trenches during forty-three days, toiling 
and fighting until he fell, and you entered the city with your comrades in 
triumph. Then, the day after the surrender, you marched to Jackson, where 
you completed the triumph of the campaign. From this place you were 
taken to New Orleans. Then your expedition into Texas and battle at 
Carancro bayou. La., will be ever memorable. Back to New Orleans; and 
here you did one of the noblest acts of your lives — you re-enlisted for 
the war — and it was the desire of the Government then to give j-ou 
the furlough which you are now about to enjoj% but the exigency of the 
service would not allow it; you submitted cheerfully, as became good sol- 
diers and true patriots. Hence you were taken into the severe campaign of 
Red river, where our arms, for a time, were unfortunate. Under every 
disaster, you comported yourselves as veterans, and wherever the fault 



AGAIN TO THE FIELD. 105 

might be, if fault there was, uo part of it was attached to the glorious and 
gallant Forty-sixth. 

"You are now before us, but where are the comrades in arms that 
went out with you, 1,000 strong, to do battle for the country and for man- 
kind, while you, less than 200, have returned? Alas! they are not here. 
Some are languishing in exile as prisoners of war, but their hearts are with 
us and our hearts are with them. Others are lying buried along the valleys 
of the Mississippi and White rivers, and on the plains of Red river, but 
their spirits are with us now. Your comrades who are prisoners, will soon 
be exchanged and return to our arms; but for those who are locked in the 
prison-house of death, there is no return to us. We must follow them. 
Sad is the suggestion of your return to those whose sons and brothers have 
perished in battle. Let us weep with them for a time, for tears not ill 
become the brave. * * * But it is a noble death to die for one's country. 
How can we die nobler or better? 

"Thus have I briefly traced your course from your departure to your 
return. Fond hearts and tearful eyes have followed and watched your 
every step and every deed, daily and hourly, during your absence. While 
you are with us, as you have done in the field, prove yourselves triumphant. 

" You have brought home the rugged laurels of the soldier, and inno- 
cent maidens will give you wreaths of flowers to twine with them. They 
welcome you back from your dangers. Their tender arms ill befit the 
battlefield, and they look to you for protection. You will give it to them. 
Remember, each one of you is dear to some heart, and I trust that each of 
you has some object of love, reverence or afl:ection to keep your hearts true 
to yourselves, your country and your God." 

On the conclusion of the dress parade, the regiment was dis- 
missed until the 2Gth of July, when it would be necessary to return 
to the field. 

On the 20th of July the colonel published an order requiring 
the members of the regiment to assemble at Logansport, on the 
26th. At the appointed time, every one was present excepting 
three, who were sick. A difficulty in obtaining transportation pre- 
vented the departure until the 27th, when the regiment started for 
Indianapolis, by way of Lafayette. The Capital was reached in 
the evening, and the regiment took up quarters in the general 
camp of the State. 

On the 28th, an order was received from General Heintzleman, 
requiring the Forty-third and Forty-sixth to remain until further 
orders. 

The regiment remained quietly in camp until the 11th of 
August, when orders were received for an immediate march. On 
the 12th, the regiment took the cars for Evansville. Arrived at 
Terre Haute at 2 p. m. Met exaggerated rumors of the devastation 



106 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

being wrought by the rebels on the river. Arrived at Evansville- 
at dark, where the regiment was quartered on a wharfboat, and, in> 
the morning, the men were pleased in being led to a beautiful 
grove half a mile from town. 

At 3 o'clock on the next (Sunday) morning, the word came 
that the rebels were crossing the river at Shawneetown, twenty- 
three miles below by land. At 9 o'clock, the regiment was on 
an old mail boat, and steaming down the river. At 6 p. m. the 
regiment landed at Mount Vernon. Here the people were all under 
arms. The " legion" had flowed in from the surrounding country, 
and everybody was aAvaiting an attack. Firing had been heard at 
Shawneetown, up to noon, but none since, so it was surmised that 
the war would soon begin. The artillery was in battery on the 
levee, and the river front was covered with people. The regiment 
was received Avith hearty cheers. General Hovey was home on 
leave, and the men were rejoiced to see him. 

The regiment marched to the Court-house square, and pre- 
pared to spend the night. The citizens furnished an abundance 
of coffee. 

At midnight a courier from below reported the rebels in posses- 
sion of several boats and a force sufficient to attack Shawneetown 
and Mount Vernon. About that time a railroad ferryboat, from. 
Pittsburg, bound for the Mississippi, rounded to at the landing. 
It was new and capable of carrying a thousand men. The colonel 
impressed the boat, and, before daylight, the regiment was on 
board and on the way down the river, without the knowledge of 
the good people of Mount Vernon. 

The rebel towns along the river were passed without molesta- 
tion, and the boats reached Shawneetown at 10 o'clock. Along 
the Illinois and Indiana side of the river the boat passed continu- 
ous squads of the legion rushing to the front. 

At Shawneetown the people were all on hand. They extended 
a hearty welcome to the regiment. That point being safe, it was 
concluded to go on to Sabine river, where the rebels were, A. 
six-pound gun was borrowed, and the ferryboat again pushed out. 
The legion wanted to go, and it was with difficulty that they were 
kept off, so anxious were they for gore. The seat of war was 
reached at 2 o'clock. The rebels had fallen back, leaving a small 
force on the river. A small gunboat, the Fairplay, on which were 
Lieutenants Washington Coulson and George Groves, of Logans- 
port, was shelling the rebels on the bank. After notifying the- 



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gunboat, the regiment landed and skirmished inland, driving the 
rebels before it. Finding no force that would stand, in an hour 
the regiment returned to the boat. The barges and boats of the 
rebels were destroyed. The three steamers captured by the rebels 
had been released by them. They were loaded with cattle for 
Sherman, and, when the approach of the rebels was noticed, the 
cattle were thrown into the river. The most of them were saved;, 
those that swam to the Kentucky side were lost, except a few that 
were subsequently recovered by the Forty-sixth. 

The regiment returned to Shawneetown to arrange a raid 
inland. The ferryboat was returned to the party in charge, with 
thanks, and the regiment occupied the "Jennie Hopkins," one of 
the captured boats. 

The regiment then returned to Mount Vernon, and became part 
of a force organized for a raid into Kentucky, toward Morganfield, 
by General Hovey. 

On the morning of the arrival of the regiment at Mount Vernon,.. 
Dan Rice's circus boat came up to the landing. It made quite an 
imposing appearance. Its band played its most seductive aii's, and 
the lady and gentlemen actors displayed their gayest attire. With 
the soldiers in town, the management calculated on a crow^ded 
house and large receipts. But in a little while the horses were 
impressed to haul the artillery, and some of the show animals to 
mount the men. Lamentation abounded on the circus boat that 
day, but the company still had hope, and went on with the prepa- 
rations necessary for a regular performance in the evening. 

While at Indianapolis some designing men had imposed upon 
the boys a lot of advertisements, in the semblance of greenbacks. 
They looked very much like five-dollar bills. On the morning 
after the show the treasurer of the institution waited on the colonel 
with a package of the bills, and requested fifty dollars in lieu of it. 
His explanation of the transaction was that he had received them at 
the circus entrance. He had marveled at the predominance of five- 
dollar bills, but had suspected nothing, and had promptly made 
change. The treasurer recapitulated the items in the company's 
bad luck, and promised to collect full damages from the govern- 
ment. 

The preparations for the Kentucky raid were hastily made at 
Mount Vernon. A detatchment of cavalry militia came from Evans- 
ville by land, and a battery of four guns by the river. The coun- 
try around Mount Vernon turned out about 200 men on foot, and a. 



108 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

-company of cavalry, A battery of two guns went from Mount 
Vernon. To mount the cavalry and haul the guns, horses were 
impressed. Some were contributed. The Thirty-second Indiana, 
-^vhich was at Indianapolis for discharge, joined the expedition. 

The cavalry marched along the river opposite Uniontown. 
'The infantry and artillery left Mount Vernon on the 17th on the 
transports '-Jennie Hopkins," "General Halleck" and the " Cot- 
tage." These Avere found to be overloaded. A portion of tlie 
men was transferred to the circus boat, and she was compelled to 
make the trip. The company had recovered its good humor, and 
the members were waving adieus to the soldiers from their deck. 
'The band was playing patriotic airs, when the rush of soldiers on 
the boat changed the situation. 

The expedition, with the Forty-sixth in advance, landed at 
XTniontown, and placed guards around the town. The circus boat 
-came in last, and the company was again in good humor. The 
band was playing and the ladies were waving their handkerchiefs. 
Horses were obtained to relieve the circus company, when it 
'anade haste to leave for a more profitable country. 

At 2 o'clock the column was on the march for Morganfield, 
eight miles distant. Rebels were met at different points, but they 
fled without a fight. 

On the 18th, General Paine arrived Avith a force from Paducah, 
not knoMing that General Hovey had left Mount Vernon. Major 
•^General Hughes, of the Indiana malitia, was also on the ground. 

On the 19th, the column started for Henderson, twenty-five miles 
■distant, on the river. At Smith's mills a squad of rebels were met 
and captured. Henderson was reached at 2 o'clock on the 20th, 
when the motley collection of soldiers was disposed of. Boats 
were sent to Evansville and to Mount Vernon. Trouble arose about 
the destination of some fifty negroes, who had followed the column 
to the river. The draft order was in force and the negroes were 
•good for substitutes. Both the towns named wanted the negroes, 
and the crowd went from boat to boat, as the inducement of either 
boat predominated. Finally, it was discovered that a comely 
•colored girl was the ruling factor in the business. The people of 
one town captured the girl and led the entire party to their boat. 

The Forty-sixth remained at Henderson until 4 o'clock on the 
.21st, when it left that city and arrived at Evansville at 5 o'clock. 
William Dillon, of Company G, the only member of the regiment 
injured, was seriously shot in the leg. 



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The res^iment left Evansville on the morning of the 24th of 
August, for Louisville, which was reached before daylight on the- 
26th. Just before landing at Portland a rebel prisoner fell over- 
board. It was never known whether he reached the shore or the- 
bottom. 

The regiment marched the three miles between Portland and 
Louisville in a flood of rain, and found no quarters prepared for 
it. Quarters were finally secured in some old barracks, formerly 
occupied by prisoners or passing troops. 

At 9 o'clock on the 27th the regiment was loaded into box 
cars, which had just brought in a load of horses, and started for 
Lexington. 

At Lexington the post was in charge of a Kentucky regiment 
as a provost guard, which was not remarkable for good discipline,, 
cleanliness or general efficiency. As soon as the Forty-sixth had. 
settled in camp the men polished up and a dress parade was had 
at the Court-house squai'e. All did and looked well, and the next 
day the Kentucky regiment was relieved and the Forty-sixth put 
on provost duty. 

A review was held by General Burbridge. Six regiments of 
infantry, two of cavalry and a battery were in line. The appear- 
ance of the Forty-sixth satisfied its friends. 

On the morning of the 13th the regiment left Lexington for 
Cincinnati, and on the 14th, in the evening, crossed the river and 
went on board the "Cottage, No. 2,'' and, at 11 o'clock, started 
up the river. The boat was crowded with military stores for the 
Big Sandy, and the accommodations for the men were bad. Com- 
pany B was left at Covington to bring up property unavoidably 
left. Arrived at Cattletsburg on the 16th, and the freight and 
Companies C, E, G and K were loaded on five very small steamers- 
and started up the Big Sandy. Companies A, E, D and H marched 
by the road. The former, after much difficulty from low water,, 
reached Louisa, twenty-five miles, on the morning of the 18th.. 
The others arrived in the afternoon. 

At Louisa the stores and regimental property were loaded on 
push boats. Companies C and G first started with three boats, 
the men having been furnished with convenient poles for pushing, 
and, as the boats with their crews passed the soldiers on shore,, 
those afloat were benefitted with instructions and advice unlimited. 
The men had no experience in this sort of navigation, and were not 
expert in the use of poles. The propelling power would be- 



110 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

unequally applied, and the vessel would turn around, go back, or 
get aground. The distance to be made in this way was forty-two 
miles. 

On the next day. Company F shouldered poles and started 
with a boat, with instructions not to run into the boats ahead, and 
^Companies I, E and K started along the bank. Companies A and 
H remained at Louisa, as a guard. Company B arrived on the 
19th and marched by land. 

Rations and forage had been brought up by flats. From 
Xiouisa, there was no wagon road. The work of bringing up the 
stores was done, mainly, by the Forty-sixth. The men cheerfully 
did all the duty required of them, and it proved the hardest of 
their experience. They were wet nearly all the time, and without 
shelter at night. When the water was low, the men were com- 
pelled to get into the river and work the boats over shoals. The 
exposure and fatigue were constant. Some of the boats were ten 
days on the trip. The cargoes were wet by the rain, and spoiled. 
Lieutenant Brownlie had charge of a crew that was particularly 
unfortunate. He "stuck," a few miles below Prestonburg, and 
reported that the rain had started the oats, Avith which he was 
loaded, to growing, and that there was a good pasture all over the 
Ijoat from the new crop, growing through the sacks. 

The Burbridge expedition started on the 28th of September 
from Prestonsburg. It was composed entirely of cavalry and 
mounted infantry, with two howitzers. There were no wagons or 
ambulances. The objective point was supposed to be Abington, 
Virginia, where extensive salt works were said to be in operation. 

The Forty-sixth was to remain at Prestonsburg, protect the 
rear and bring forage up from Louisa. The duty of the regiment 
was not light. The river rose ten feet and wrecked every boat 
that was on the raging deep, and the storm-tossed mariners 
straggled into camp in a famishing condition. On the 6th of 
October the expedition began to straggle in. Generals Burbridge 
and McLain, with their staff and escorts, came in and went down 
the river on a flat. The head of the column, under General Hob- 
son, made its appearance the next day. The expedition had failed, 
and with great loss. There were not less than 400 wounded, 
beside from 100 to 200 killed. The town seemed to be covered 
with wounded, particularly colored men. The Forty-sixth Avas 
again left to take care of the wounded and the prisoners, and ship 
out the forage. 



PRESTONSBURG. Ill 

The last of the expedition liad come in, and, with General 
Hobson, started for Mount Sterling and Lexington by the 10th. 
They left Prestonsburg covered with property, and wounded men 
and hundreds of horses were without care. Boats from below were 
due, but it was found that boats bound up had been turned back 
by troops going down, and it became certain that only one could 
be depended on. In addition to a large amount of stores, there 
were 300 sick and wounded. The rebel prisoners. numbered sixty. 
They had been hurried along with the cavalry, and were not in a 
condition to walk. These were mounted on horses, and, under 
guard, sent toward Louisa. The stores were piled up on the bank, 
to be shipped or destroyed, as became necessary. The crippled 
horses were shot. Rafts, made from old houses, carried some 
stores. The artillery was hauled off by horses and oxen. By the 
evening of the 11th everything was out or loaded on a boat that 
had come up, and on the morning of the 12th of October the regi- 
ment was ferried over the river and took up the march for Louisa, 
where it arrived at noon on the 13th. 

At Louisa the regiment received orders to take charge of the 
post. On the 16th Company A was sent to Lexington, with the 
wounded, the sick, the prisoners and guns. On the same day the 
regiment was ordered to Cattletsburg, to take charge of that post. 
Companies F, D, C, E, H and G were left at Louisa, and B and I 
marched to Cattletsburg by land. 

On the 21st the regiment was relieved by the Sixteenth Ken- 
tucky, and had orders to go to Nashville, but another order, 
received at the same time, revoked it. On the 24th of November 
the regiment took passage on the line steamer "Telegraph" for 
"Cincinnati, and landed there the next morning. At 7 o'clock in 
the evening the "Major Anderson" was boarded for Louisville, 
where the regiment arrived the following morning. 

The train for Lexington was taken at 3.30 p. m., and the regi- 
ment was in its old quarters at 11 o'clock. 

The next day the regiment was put on provost duty, in differ- 
ent parts of the city. Before leaving Cattletsburg, the companies 
left at Louisa were ordered down. 

From the last arrival of the Forty-sixth regiment to its dis- 
•charge, its history was uneventful. The officers were on detached 
duty nearly all the time, either at Louisville or Lexington. Colonels 
Bringhurst and Flory were on military commissions or courts 
martial in both cities, and Captain Brough served in that capacity 



112 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

in Lexington. The companies were, generally, on special duty. 
The rebel and Federal prisons were in charge of the regiment,. 
and all the guards were furnished from the regiment. Captain 
Chamberlain was appointed provost marshal. 

The military commissions had jurisdiction over the guerrilla 
cases, and a large number of them were tried. Where the accused 
was convicted, the penalty was, generally, death, but the com- 
mandant at Louisville was too easily influenced to permit many 
executions. Two guerrillas were hung at Lexington and one at 
Louisville. The Louisville commission tried the celebrated guer- 
rilla, "Sue Mundy." With a body of men, this" man had been 
raiding over the State, murdering every soldier he found unpro- 
tected. He was captured on Sunday, tried on Monday and hung 
on Wednesday. Mundy was tried on the single charge of shoot- 
ing a convalescent soldier returning to his regiment from the. 
hosi>ital. The squad of soldiers were all butchered, but the one 
man recovered and was able to testify against the murderer. The 
trial lasted just one hour, when the condemned man was returned 
to the guard-house to prepare for the scaffold. 

Mundy's proper name was M. Jerome Clark. He was young, 
well formed, and wore his hair long and in curls. The execu- 
tion took place within the city, and many thousands were out to 
witness it. Captain George Swope, of the Fifth Indiana Cavalry, 
as provost marshal, officiated. 

Immediately after the execution, an exciting scene occurred. 
As the immense crowd was making its way back, an enraged bull 
took the middle of the road and disputed the crowd's passage. 
Pistols were fired at him, only to increase his rage. The people- 
in the rear, supposing that a "rescue" was on hand, closed up and 
increased the panic, and it was not until the animal was killed that 
order was restored. 

At Lexington, as provost marshal. Captain Chamberlain had 
two guerrillas to hang at one time. Anxious to give the con- 
demned all the time allowed — until 4 o'clock — he delayed proceed- 
ings as long as possible, but the chaplain, Mr. Green, abbreviated 
the exercises more than was anticipated, and, at the conclusion, 
there was still some time to spare. After consulting with the 
officers, Chamberlain asked the chaplain to make another prayer, 
which he did; but, before the conclusion, a man on a horse, with- 
out a hat and waving a handkerchief, was seen riding furiously 
toward the place. He proved to be the aid of the post command- 



SABINE CROSS ROADS PRISONERS. 113 

ant, with an order from General Palmer, postponing the execution 
twenty days. The reprieved man shook hands with his partner, 
and was shoved into a carriage, and the other was hung, just 
inside the time. 

The reprieved man was again brought to the gallows, and 
again, at the last moment, reprieved. Subsequently, he was taken 
to Louisville, and the case was heard of no more. 

On the return of the regiment to Louisville the courts sitting 
at Lexington were dissolved, and the officers composing them went 
with their regiments. A military commission had just found 
guilty and sentenced to death a man taken as a spy. At Louisville, 
as the president and judge advocate of the commission were stand- 
ing by the stove, they were astonished by the condemned man 
walking in with his budget on his back, and offering his hand for 
a friendly shake. He was ignorant of the result of the trial, and 
evidently had not considered the situation serious. He explained 
that, seeing the men leaving, guards and all, he " bad come along 
with the boys." The officers took the man with them to supper, 
and afterward to the prison, where he was left in charge of the 
provost marshal. On the next day the officers visited General 
Palmer, represented the facts, and obtained a disapproval of the 
finding. 

In December the Sabine Cross Roads prisoners began to come 
back. All bore evidence of the terrible treatment to which they 
had been subjected. They were given the furlough to which they 
were doubly entitled by their extraordinary service and suffering. 
They learned then, and they know now, that a grateful country will 
never forget what they did for it. 

John McTaggart, of Company D, was shot in the left leg, at 
Sabine Cross Roads. The limb was shattered. When hit, McTag- 
gart sought shelter behind a log. Near him, behind a tree, a rebel 
was picking off Federal soldiers at his leisure and in supposed 
security. Under a sudden impulse, McTaggart shot the rebel dead. 
Straggling rebels robbed McTaggart of everything except his can- 
teen, and finally a rebel cavalryman, with drawn saber, compelled 
him to give up that article. He was finally rolled on a blanket and 
carried and dragged over a mile to a rebel hospital. Here the limb 
was amputated, and for weeks he laid at the point of death. 
Becoming able to travel, he was sent down the river, and finally, 
after much suffering, reached New Orleans. In July, with an 
invoice of sick and wounded, he arrived at Indianapolis, and was 



114 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

switched off to a hospital outside the city. An officer while home 
on the furlough, hearing of an estray member of the regiment, went 
to the hospital and brought McTaggart to Logansport. 

Chaplain Robb was captured at Sabine Cross Roads. Faithful 
to his duty, he was at the front with his regiment. When it was 
surrounded the chaplain rendered all the assistance he could to the 
Avounded and suffering. When the fight was over, and the rebels 
began the business of gathering the prisoners, he looked for some 
invitation to march off with some of the numerous squads that 
were being hei'ded and driven away, but he was left unnoticed, and 
he finally began to inquire about what time they would want to 
take him prisoner. Now, the chaplain was at a disadvantage in 
not being in uniform. He was dressed in a black suit, much pol- 
ished with wear. He was enveloped in a long black coat, and 
ornamented with a well-worn black plug hat. Naturally the chap- 
lain had not a belligerent appearance. After some importunity, 
however, Mr. Robb obtained an order to "fall in with that squad," 
and marched to Mansfield. After considerable correspondence and 
delay he was finally released and sent back. "Father Robb" will 
never be forgotten by any member of the Forty-sixth regiment. 
He was a practical Christian. He lived his faith. On the march, 
in camp, in hospital or in battle, he was with his men, devot- 
ing his strength and offering his life in the effort to benefit them. 
After the return of the prisoners from their furlough, the regi- 
ment had an aggregate of 396 men, of whom 330 were present. 

While at Cattletsburg, a Colonel Jacob, lieutenant governor of 
Kentucky, was brought from Lexington under guard, on his way 
out of the Federal lines, under a sentence of General Burbridge. 
The absence of the gentleman was desirable, so Captain Fitch, 
with a detail and a flag, conveyed him out to the rebels. 

In February, three daughters of the rebel general Breckin- 
ridge were escorted by Captain Fitch, to Prestonsburg, via Cat- 
tletsburg, where a rebel escort met them and conveyed them 
toward Richmond. 

Elmore Shelt, of Company K, while on guard at the rebel 
prison, shot and killed a prisoner, March 2-t. An investigation 
exonerated Shelt and justified him. 

Joseph Kilgore, of Company C, was shot and killed by a Ken- 
tucky soldier, while the latter was on duty. The responsibility 
was put on Kilgore. The deceased was in company with William 
McGlennen, when the latter was killed by a guard at Algiers. 



LOUISVILLE. 115 

The assassination of the President created a profound sensa- 
tion. The regret expressed by the rebels was evidently sincere. 
They expected a more favorable settlement from Lincoln than 
they could from his successor. 

Rebel deserters came in, in squads. Officers and soldiers were 
homeward bound in droves. The regiment had dress parade for 
the edification of some of them, to the gratification of all. 

On June 5th the regiment moved from Lexington to Louisville, 
leaving the colonel and Captain Brough on court marshal. 

Sherman's army was coming into Louisville at the rate of a 
thousand a day. A magnificent reception was accorded the general. 
On the 4th of July he reviewed the army, and it was a grand affair. 
There seemed to be no difference in public sentiment. The people 
of Kentucky were learning something. 

An order was received from the war department requiring the 
wish of each officer on the subject of remaining in the service. No 
attention was paid to it. Men and officers wanted to return home, 
as the war was virtually over, but they wanted to go together. They 
had been associated together so long, and passed through so many 
scenes of death and danger in company, that they wanted to stay 
until all could go. 

Many of the officers had enlisted as private soldiers. All had 
Tjeen promoted; the promotions were earned by faithful service. It 
was afterwards understood that the purpose of the order was to 
transfer a number to the regular army. Had it included the pri- 
vates, some advantage might have been taken of it. 

The regiment remained at Louisville, Kentucky, doing light 
duty, until it Avas mustered out of the service. It furnished 
guards, orderlies and clerks at the headquarter departments, at 
stores and hotels. For a time the latter were withdrawn, when 
there was a general petitioning for their return. One extensive busi- 
ness man wrote: " There have never been men in service in this city 
who have excelled these in prompt and efficient duty, universal 
sobriety and gentlemanly conduct." 

A general officer, in response to a communication from the 
colonel, in relation to the discharge of the regiment, said: "The 
Forty-sixth has had the fortune, good or bad, always to please com- 
mandants under whose authority it has been placed. Both on the 
field and in garrison, its officers and men have given such satisfac- 
tion as to have been given up with reluctance by those in command. 
This has now much to do in keeping the regiment in the service.'" 



116 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

The regiment was mustered out at Louisville on the 4th of 
September, 1865. It was transported to Indianapolis and there 
paid off, on the 11th. 

And so, the " Forty-sixth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infan- 
try" passed into history. Its members having faithfully served 
their terms of enlistment and re-enlisted, were again merged into- 
the citizenship of the Nation. All felt proud of the record of 
their regiment, for no page of it brought discredit to its members- 
or the State. 



CHAPTER VIII. 

'Captured at Sabine Cross Roads. —March to Camp Ford. —The 
Camp.— Treatment.— Removal. — Another Move. — The Hospital. 
— E.scAPES. — Flory.— Carr and Guess.— Bagley.— Bacome and 
Eyans.— Other Escapes.— Exchange.— List op Prisoners. 

THE MARCH TO CAMP FORD. 

AFTER their capture, the prisoners were rapidly pushed to the 
rear. Along the road from the battlefield to Mansfield, four 
■miles, the road was strewn with dead rebels and the debris of the 
battle. The wounded were being gathered up. The country 
•was covered with temporary hospitals, to which the rebels were 
-carrying their crowds of wounded. 

At Mansfield 200 prisoners were crowded into the Court-house, 
■ and at night were confined in a room not large enough for half 
the number. This room had been used by rebel troops for quarters, 
■and was filled with filth — being in such a condition as might be 
•expected under the circumstances. The rest of the prisoners were 
■corralled on a freshly plowed field, near the town, and compelled 
to get what rest they might, after a twenty miles' march and two 
hours' hard fighting, on the ground — saturated as it was with the 
recent rains. Nothing of any consequence had been eaten since 
-five o'clock that morning. Most of the men had lost their knap- 
sacks in the fight, and, with nothing except the clothing they stood 
in, hungry and exhausted, they began a long and torturing impris- 
onment. The cold north wind chilled the blood and benumbed 
-the bodies of the captives, and they esteemed their sufferings great; 
'but the time was to come when they could look back on this night 
as pleasantly passed, compared with many in their experience. 

On the morning of the 9th, the day after the battle, the entire 
-capture was assembled and moved forward, toward their destina- 
tion, in Texas. No rations whatever were issued to the prisoners. 



118 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

Chilled, hungry and weary, this band, numbering fifty commis- 
sioned officers and 1,200 men, was goaded forward between two 
lines of rebel cavalry, flushed with a temporary success, void of 
all the principles of manhood, or the honor of a soldier, and filled 
with a ferocity developed bj' their losses and their triumphs. The 
most insulting epithets were heaped on the defenseless men; and 
those who, from sickness or exhaustion, reeled in the ranks, were 
treated with a degree of barbarity almost beyond belief. 

At 6 o'clock in the evening, after a march of twenty-four- 
miles, the staggering column was turned into an open field, wnth 
an unbroken fast of two days. About 10 o'clock a small allow- 
ance of wood was given the prisoners, a pint of musty corn-meal, 
with a small quantity of salt beef, no salt, and one baking pan to 
each 100 men. There was no water within a quarter of a mile. 
Eight or ten men were taken out at a time, to fill canteens, of 
which a very small number had escaped the notice of the rapacious 
captors on the field. The entire night was spent in trying to make 
a meal from the scanty material at hand, a task almost impossible. 

At daybreak, on the 10th, the haggard procession was again 
put in motion, and marched twenty-five miles. During this day's 
march, many men were forced along by the bayonet and by 
threats of shooting. 

About the same rations were issued as on the evening before, 
with the addition of an abundant supply of water from a creek. 
In keeping with the consideration generally shown the prisoners 
by the guards, they encamped above the prisoners, and washed 
their horses and their own persons in the stream, and in other 
ways rendered the water as filthy as a systematic endeavor could 
make it. 

After marching and halting for sixteen days, the point of des- 
tination was reached. The Avomen and children from the country, 
on either side of the road for miles, congregated in motley groups 
to witness the rare sight. The doors and windows of every house 
were filled with crowds of haggard women, white-headed children 
and naked negroes, of all sizes and ages. Old men and boys were 
posting hurriedly to the front, armed with every conceivable 
weapon known to the gunsmith of the last century, and mounted on 
every possible animal. Confederate flags Avere displayed in 
abundance — fit emblems of treachery and villainy. In passing 
any considerable group or town, the prisoners drowned all shouts 
of exultation by the rebels with patriotic songs. The "Rally- 



MARCH TO CAMP FORD. 119 

Round the Flag"" seemed to have new significance, and swelling 
out from a thousand brave throats, drowned the rebel shouts and 
yells. Never were the rallying songs of the Nation more appro- 
priately used, nor with greater effect, in impressing upon traitors an 
idea of the moral force of the Union, and its inevitable triumph. 

The Rev. Hamilton Robb, chaplain of the Forty-sixth, a man 
of seventy years, made this dreadful march, a prisoner. He was not 
released until June, and was held until then in violation of the 
universal custom of all civilized nations. 

Previous to the arrival of the prisoners of the Red river cam- 
paign, Camp Ford had been occupied by about 800 men and 
officers, including 150 officers and sailors captured at vai'ious 
points on the coast of Texas. 

In April, 18C4, these men were almost destitute of clothing. 
Many, when captured, were robbed of all articles not absolutely 
necessary to cover them. They had passed one of the coldest 
winters known in Texas in that destitute condition. More than 
thi'ee-fourths of the men had no shoes, for months. In December, 
they had marched to Shreveport, a distance of 140 miles, and back 
in January, through rain, snow and sleet, and over icy roads, with 
no shelter at night, on rations of coarse meal and starved beef. 
Again, in March, they were driven over the same road and back. 
These moves, it was said, were made for the purpose of exchange, 
but they were not finally released until July. When they left the 
prison, many of them were about in the condition of Adam and 
Eve on the entree of those individuals into society. 

On the 20th of April, the Red river prisoners arrived at Camp 
Ford and were promptly assigned quarters. 

Early in May, some 1,500 officers and men, captured from 
General Steele, in Arkansas, were added to the already crowded 
prison pen, and, at various times, the captures from transports and 
gunboats were brought in, until the congregation reached four 
thousand eight hundred. 

Steele's men had been captured at Mark's Mills, Ark. Their 
treatment had been most barbarous. As soon as they had been 
marched to the rear, they were systematically and completely 
stripped of everything — hats, boots, coats, pants, shirts and draw- 
ers — and left to go naked, or put on the filthy rags thrown away 
by the scoundrels who robbed them. Their money, watches, and, 
in short, every article in their possession, was taken from them. 
Even the treasured pictures of their wives and mothers were taken 



120 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

and made the subjects of gross, vulgar ribaldry, and then thrown 
in heaps, when the chivalry rode over them with their horses. 

AT CAMP FORD. 

This prison was four miles from Tyler, Smith county, Texas. 
It covered an area of about six acres, enclosed by a stockade. A 
trench or ditch was first dug around the ground selected; in it 
were placed, on end, oak or pine timbers, fitted closely together^ 
and forming a wall about eight feet high. On the outside the earth 
was banked up so that the guards, while on their beats, could see 
over the camp. The location was on an abrupt hillside — a kind 
of oak and pine barrens. Every tree and shrub was carefully cut 
down, leaving nothing to protect the prisoners from the drenching 
rains, the chilling dews of night, or the scorching rays of the sun. 
Within this pen the prisoners were turned, and mockingly told to 
^'make yourselves comfortable." 

The ofiicers had the rare privilege of going to the woods to cut 
logs and limbs, which they carried in on their backs, under guard, 
and constructed rude and insuflicient shelters. Thus, parties of 
:five and ten going out, in time built up cabins, a labor not light, 
considering that there were only twenty axes and five shovels 
for use. These, among 4,800 men, were in demand. An auger 
and an old saw were supposed to be within the stockade, but could 
never be found. 

The men, with the greatest difticulty, with an armful of brush 
brought in one day, and some twigs the next, sought to erect 
shelters to protect them from the sun. Parties of from ten to 
tw^enty were successively passed out, under guard, with an old ax 
or two. A short time was allowed them to procure this class of 
material, but so great was the clamor and eager rush for the prison 
gate, that, in their ill-humor, the ofiicers in charge for days would 
allow none to go out. Hundreds of the men dug trenches in the 
hillsides, and from two to four lived in each, like wild animals. 
The rain ran through the thin covering of earth and made their 
only shelter untenable, even for swine. Others, with no enter- 
prise, made no attempts to shelter themselves, and, consequently, 
soon became sick from exposure. Many of those unfortunates 
died, and many became cripples for life. 

To add to the misery of living in such hovels, this was one of 
the wettest seasons Texas had had for twenty years. During 



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121 



the entire months of May and June, and far into July, rain fell 
almost constantly, literally in torrents — floods overhead and cata- 
racts under foot. With blankets, only in proportion of ten men 
to one — robbed of clothing, in many cases, these unfortunate men 
were compelled, almost naked, to endure the drenching rains day 
and night. What though rain should cease, the dark gloom of a 
cheerless night, like some demon, would spread its impenetrable 
vale over the camp, and exaggerate, if possible, the misery of the 
sufferers. They did not freeze, but they shivered in every muscle. 
The body did not become numb, but there was an uneasy, unsatis- 
fied craving for warmth, that seemed worse than a positively colder 
degree. And with this misery came memories of home to inten- 
sify the suffering. 

The ragged, haggard, care-worn men, huddled together like 
sheep, as if to kindle a little warmth by contact, and move the 
blood that seemed fast ceasing to flow. So, night after night 
of sleepless wretchedness passed, with no hope of comfort in the 
coming morn except the warming influences of day. 

Many of the prisoners were recruits, on their first campaign, 
and unaccustomed to the exposure of even ordinary camp life. 
Upon these the trial soon began to tell, and each night there was 
witnessed the death of some unfortunate breathing oat his life in 
darkness. Lying in the mud, with the rain falling upon him, he 
became insensible to the loud thunder apd the vivid lightning, and 
was beyond the reach of those who tortured him. 



LIFE INSIDE. 



The inside of a rebel prison camp cannot, like many other 
things, be imagined. It must be lived — seen, felt — to be 
comprehended. Fancy and imaginatioji, in most cases, can 
bring to view scenes of beauty or pictures of terror, but the 
•degree of wretchedness in real prison life, such as the rebel 
government systematically imposed on its prisoners of war, was 
too extremely brutal and unusual to be appreciated outside of 
their infernal boundaries. Such suffering was only known in 
Confederate prison pens — nowhere else. The pen or tongue is 
inadequate to paint or group in one idea the multiplied sources of 
annoyance, pain and horror that had their rise in the prisons of the 
rebels for Union soldiers. They contained a multitude of ragged, 
■dispirited men, covered with filth, and anxious only about the 



122 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

most ordinary and primary necessities of life. Reckless, regardless- 
of everything except what pertained to their own immediate per- 
sonal existence; shivering Avith the cold at night and scorched 
with the sun in daytime; without hats to protect the head or clothes 
to cover the body, the elements had uninterrupted influence upon 
them, and they became the fruitful sources of disease and death. 

Through the main street of Camp Ford, the larger portion of 
the prisoners passed for water, and Broadway never presented a 
more busy scene of barter and traftic than there appeared. Nor 
did any broker's board ever present so much intenseness as was 
exhibited by the prisoners and outsiders in commercial operations. 
Here was brought the product of the surrounding country for sale, 
at fabulous prices. Flour at S500 a barrel I There was no sign of 
shame on the face of the slave-driver, when he demanded from the 
reeling, exhausted prisoner forty dollars for a chicken. Melons 
sold at ten dollars, and that when they were rotting, in super- 
abundance. 

Trading stands were erected along the main street of the pen. 
Wholesale and retail merchants operated in divers departments, 
and all diving into the pockets of the prisoners. Tobacco was the 
great staple article. Everybody wanted it — few could get it. 
Men would barter their only shirt for it, and it was said the old 
repudiated quids were worked over and again made do duty. 
Whisky was sometimes introduced by a guard or an outsider. 
What was called a " drink," about a quarter of ^ gill, cost a dollar. 
The prisoners made rings of bone, gutta percha, wood, etc., 
and sold them to outsiders, at strong prices. Turning lathes were 
set up and fancy work, principally chessmen, turned out, and sold 
at paying prices. Combs, violins, earthenware, and many other 
articles were manufactured, and in good style, too, and disposed of 
at remunerating prices. Many other articles were made in a 
superior manner, and sold. 

A crockery manufacturer got up several canteens, made of clay, 
which were in much demand among the rebel soldiers. He cast 
them over a tin one, and tore up a pair of old blue pants for covers. 
The cloth and the strips of an old shirt, for straps, were well 
washed, and the clay canteens, with an old teapot spout for a neck, 
looked, as they hung in front of his quarters, like a first rate article, 
and perfectly new. It was not long before a squad of rebel soldiers 
passed through, and were attracted by the canteens, and the entire 
stock was sold at extra figures. Three months after, some of the- 



CAMP FORD. 123 

same squad sauntered through the same quarters, and innocently 
inquired for canteens. Remembering his customers, the prisoner 
said he had none — that he never had any canteens. One of the 

rebels said that they wanted a d d Yankee who sold them some 

canteens as they passed up. They were clay only, and when 
they put water in them, they Just melted. 

After being imposed upon in trading, a portion of the guard 
sought their revenge by persuading some of the men to come to a . 
forbidden line and trade. When they went out to the line, and 
displayed their goods, they wex'e seized by the rebels and robbed 
of all they had. The prisoners dared not resist, for they were in 
a position which would have warranted the guard in shooting 
them, so they had to submit. 

But it was not long before the prisoners squared accounts with 
the rebels. When the affair seemed to be forgotten, they were 
invited in one night to trade. This was forbidden by the rules, 
but the extreme anxiety of the rebels to trade overcame their 
caution and induced them to venture. As soon as the business 
had arrived at an interesting stage, the rebels were seized, their 
pistols taken, and they were robbed of every movable article about 
them. Their situation obliged them to submit. 

Exciting and amusing scenes occurred. When a wagon loaded 
with produce entered the camp a dense crowd would gather around 
it. A multitude of purchasers would so confuse the vender that 
all consciousness would be lost, and his stuff would go without a 
consideration. 

On one occasion a pompous old planter came in with a wagon 
load of produce, driven by a negro. A few hundred men sur- 
rounded the wagon, and made offers to purchase. In the mean- 
time the linchpins were removed, and the wheels slipped to the 
ends of the spindles. The hame-strings were untied and the har- 
ness generally loosened. About that time the planter begun to 
suspect something wrong, and ordered his negro to drive out 
quick. Jube cracked his whip, and, lo! a general catastrophe 
ensued. The mules slipped from the harness, the wheels rolled 
off and the wagon, planter, produce and negro experienced sudden 
emancipation. The old gentleman felt a dozen hands in his 
pockets, which quickly relieved him of everything. He lost all 
his produce, his money, his hat, harness (for it was valuable 
material) and most of his clothes, while his negro was carried off 
to the quarters on the shoulders of the men. 



124 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

This "outrage" called forth the severest denunciations from 
the authorities, but, on investigation, it appearing that nobody did 
it, there was no punishment. 

ESCAPES. 

Though the prison was heavily guarded, escapes and attempts 
were of nightly occurrence. During the month of March, a party 
projected and completed a tunnel. It commenced inside of one of 
the cabins, and extended out 150 yards beyond the stockade; but 
just as all was ready for a general rush, the stockade was extended 
for the accommodation of more prisoners, and the plan was frus- 
trated. This tunnel, afterward, furnished a good place for prison- 
ers to hide in when contemplating an escape. They would enter 
and remain until the pursuit of them outside was given up, when 
they would go in earnest. Several tunnels were constructed, but 
none were ever made available for their original purpose. One 
large one was within fifteen feet of completion in March, 1864, 
when the last but one of the prisoners of the Forty-sixth come out. 
It was reported abandoned. This tunnel cost an immense amount 
of labor. A shaft six feet deep was sunk in a cabin. The tunnel 
was then started toward a bank outside, about 170 feet distant. 
The chamber was two feet wide by three feet high. Air holes 
were opened above, under a bunk or a bed, through which the 
miners got breath. The tools used were case-knives; a sled, upon 
which the earth was drawn out in buckets, and ropes made from 
cows' tails. A station would be established midway, to which the 
sled would be hauled by a stationary Yankee engine. The bucket 
would then be put on another sled and hauled to the shaft. The 
first sled would, at the same time, return to the work, bearing 
another bucket. The earth was spread under bunks, or in holes 
about the camp, and covered up before daylight. There was a 
traitor among the prisoners, at last discovered to be one Hawkins, 
of the One Hundred and Twentieth Ohio. On discovery, he was 
removed outside, and lived about the officers' quarters, and worked 
for them at tailoring. On coming up the river, in March, 1864, 
this gentleman was thrown overboard, but Avas saved by the deck 
hands, who were not posted. 

Nearly every movement in the pen was known to the guards, 
and great caution was observed in working on tunnels. None except 
a select few knew anything about it. Rebel officers would come 



ESCAPES AND CAPTURES. 125 

in and make a general and thorough exatBination, looking especially 
for tunnels, of which they evidently knew something. Ramrods 
and swords were run into the earth, but no discoveries were made. 
The "Grand Trunk" laid too deep. 

The digging of the large tunnel cost an immense amount of 
risk and labor. On one part of the line the excavation had to be 
made fifty feet without ventilation — almost suffocating those 
engaged in it. 

A pack of trained hounds was constantly kept for the purpose 
of tracking and hunting down fugitives from the pen, and these 
were under the charge of a professional negro hunter. When a 
prisoner was missed, these dogs were made to take the circuit of 
the camp until the track was discovered, which they would follow, 
through woods and swamps, and almost invariably overtake the 
exhausted man. 

Music was often resorted to, to beguile the watchful guards 
while a party was meditating an escape. Attention would be 
attracted by a good song, while a log would be dug up out of the 
stockade, and a party prepared for the venture were getting out. 
Others, more venturesome or desperate, would draw themselves to 
the top while the sentineFs back was turned, and quietly let them- 
selves down on the outside. 

Hundreds who had secreted their money, bribed guards to • 
connive at their escape. Sometimes as many as twenty of a night 
went out in that way. The market price for such favors was five 
dollars in greenbacks. Such contracts were made with men pro- 
fessing Union sentiments, and who would, for money, take such 

risks. 

But very few of those who got out of prison escaped. It was 
rare one overcame all the dangers from dogs, rebels, deep rivers, 
swamps, hunger, and the many difficulties that beset the way to 
the Federal lines. In from two to ten days the fugitive would be 
brought back and reconsigned to the pen. 

It was seldom the officers discovered the absence of a man 
escaping, until his friends made it known or he was recaptured. 
Keeping his escape a secret gave the man a start of the hounds and 
cavalry, and it gave the camp an extra ration. 

It frequently occurred that when a soldier died a sailor would 
exchange clothes with the deceased, and remove the body to his 
quarters. The sailor would assume his name, get his rations and. 
a chance for exchange or parol — a privilege not possessed by 



126 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

sailors. Of the numbers getting out, it is safe to say tbat not 
over one in fifty finally escaped. The others were overtaken and 
brought back, to suffer severe penalties for their effort. 

The nearest point in the Federal lines was at Vicksburg, a 
distance of 300 miles. There was not a county in the States west 
of the Mississippi, within the Confederate lines, but what had a 
party of mounted soldiers, with a leash of trained bloodhounds, 
hunting deserters and conscripts. At least one-half of the popu- 
lation was actively disloyal, and bore an intense hatred to Federal 
soldiers. An escape might well be considered a miracle. 

Most of those attempting to escape, started with little or 
no preparation. They were ignorant of the geography of the 
country, and without maps or charts. Many knew nothing 
about traveling at night, and were unaccustomed to traveling in 
forests. Their appearance would betray them to the first man 
they met. After a few days of bewildered wandering, exhausted 
by hunger and fatigue, manj' would be willing to barter their free- 
dom for corn-bread, and give themselves up, or, more probably, 
be overtaken by men and hounds, and driven back. Frequently 
men would travel hard all night, and by the first dawn of daylight 
see the prison from which they had escaped six or eight hours 
before. Many cases occurred where men had reached the Missis- 
sippi and were recaptured while hailing a gunboat or transport. 
■ Others, within sight of a Federal picket, would be taken by some 
straggling vagabond and delivered up. 

Much ingenuity was required and used to conceal the escape 
of a prisoner by his comrades. Every morning there was a general 
roll-call. The camp was divided into sections of from 100 to 200 
men. A rebel sergeant had a roll of these, and it Avas his duty to 
call the list and ascertain the presence or absence of every man. 
The prisoners were formed in two ranks, and two sentinels, with 
muskets and bayonets, passed along the front and rear of the line 
as the roll-call was called. With all this precaution, the absent 
ones were duly answered for without discovery. Frequently the 
sergeant, whose duty it was to call the roll, was not able to read 
the names without spelling, Avhen some considerate Yankee would 
volunteer to assist him, and would inadvertently miss the name of 
an absconding party. By universal consent, the party covering up 
the absence of a friend was entitled to the surplus ration. With 
the officers there was more difficulty. They were carried on a 
separate roll, but they were so successful that the name of an 



CAMP FORD. 127 

absentee was often carried a month without discovery — Ions: 
enough to insure his safety. 

GENERAL TREATMENT. 

The commanding otHcer of Camp Ford, Lieutenant Colonel 
Borders, was an Englishman, a resident of the South about nine 
years. From association with the most reckless and dissipated of 
this semi-barbarous society, he was thoroughlj^ imbued with its 
worst qualities. By marriage he had stepped into a fortune, and 
had become arrogant and haughty. Here the innate brutality of 
the man found full scope and a field for cultivation. The posses- 
sion of power fed his pride and sharpened his malice. With all, 
the infamy of his character was intensified by his being a bitter 
rebel. A monarchist, hating everything republican, and with 
unbounded vindictiveness toward Federal soldiers, he was a fit 
instrument to carry out the system provided by the leaders of the 
rebellion in the treatment of prisoners. He had an adjutant, 
unprincipled, cowardly, vicious and destitute of the dimmest spark 
of manhood. This officer's name was Lieutenant McCann. He 
had no principle of action but the slavish one of wishing to please 
his superiors. When some of the prisoners were coming home 
through New Orleans, McCann was just being brought in a pris- 
oner. General Canby was informed of the brutality practiced by 
him by Major Norris, of the Forty-third Indiana, when the scoun- 
drel was put in irons, and a ration of a pint of meal a day, with a 
half pound of bacon, ordered him. 

If men approached too near the stockade — the limit being ten 
feet — they were either shot down or made to mark time at a vig- 
orous " double-quick," at the pleasure and discretion of the senti- 
nel. As many of these were boys, not over fifteen years old, it 
was very gratifying to the embryo traitor to have a Yankee dance 
at his bidding. The inducement, a cocked musket, held at the 
breast of the prisoner and handled in the most reckless manner, 
was generally sufficient to get out of a man all the dance there 
was in him. As many as thirty at a time have been subjected to 
this treatment for two hours, or until they became exhausted and 
fell. Confederate officers often stood by, enjoying the scene and 
suggesting a bayonet to enliven the performance. 

Men who were overtaken in trying to escape, and returned to 
prison, were made to stand on stumps or blocks of wood, bare- 



128 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA, 

headed, in the sun for four hours, and after two hours off, then 
again on for four hours. This, in some cases, was continued for a 
week. 

Lady visitors sometimes visited the prison, and seemed to 
enjoy the misery they witnessed. 

Groups of prisoners were tied up by the thumbs for some 
trifling offense, and suspended so that their toes barely touched the 
ground, and for days were brought out and subjected to this tor- 
ture, two hours at a time. Strong men subjected to this punish- 
ment, under a July sun, would faint and fall as far as the ligatures 
would allow, and would be cut down as soon as a lazy, vicious 
rebel found it convenient to go to their assistance. 

Pi'isoners were shot down without any attempt at justifica- 
tion. A man was near the gate, asking permission to go out for 
wood. The gjiard ordered him to go away. The man turned to 
obey, when the guard deliberately shot him through the heart. 

A man named Colvert, of the Seventy-seventh Ohio, while 
quietly walking within the proper limits, was inhumanly shot down 
by a boy fourteen years of age, who was, perhaps, ambitious of 
something to boa«t of among his associates and tutors. 

S. O. Shoenicker, of the One Hundred and Thirtieth Illinois, 
while sitting in his hut pleading with a friend to become religious, 
was shot dead by a guard, twenty yards behind hini. The guard 
explained that he had a brother killed in battle, and said, "I was 

bound to kill some d d Yankee for it." As a punishment for 

the outrage, the boy received a furlough for thirty days. 

A member of the One Hundred and Seventy-third New York 
was killed while walking towards the fence to obtain his hat, which 
had blown off. The man who did this act merely remarked, 
"That's three." 

A member of the Thirty-sixth Iowa was shot while walking 
along the usual path, early in the evening. Both arms were 
broken, and the heart was perforated by the ball. He fell in the- 
arras of his brother, and the brutal murderer was not even chided 
for his deed. 

An Indian, belonging to the Fourteenth Kansas, was killed 
as wantonly as any of those mentioned. 

The men who committed these outrages belonged to Colonels 
Sweet and Brown's battalions. 

Barbarous as the treatment of these prisoners was, it was no- 
exception to the rule of treatment of prisoners by the rebels in^ 



REBEL PRISOX. 129 

authority. It was not the result of an isolated case of the appoint- 
ment of a brute, without a single instinct of humanity in his breast, 
by mistake, as prison commandant, but was the result of a hellish 
design conceived and put in force by "Jeff" Davis and his co-con- 
spirators. The orders of those highest in authority were simf>ly 
carried out by those in immediate charge of the pens. The con- 
trast between the treatment of these unfortunate men and all 
others who fell into rebel hands with the treatment of rebels who 
were fortunate or unfortunate enough to fall into the hands of the 
Union forces, will always be the brightest page of American his- 
tory. The rebels who were in the Union prisons were well fed 
and warmly clad and housed, with the best medical attendance, 
and all that could be desired except their liberty. 

RATIONS AND HOSPITAL. 

The regular ration consisted of a pint of corn meal, in the 
bran, and about a pound of beef, wnth a little salt, for each man; 
but a full ration, even by this standard, was never seen. The 
articles received were of the most inferior quality. The meat was 
often unlit for use. The supply of cooking utensils was not suf- 
ficient for a fourth of those who required them. A small allow- 
ance of wood was brought in, but so meager was the supply, that 
a large portion of the men Avould have none. Those having no 
way to cook their beef lost it. Provisions could be bought of out- 
siders, but the prices put them beyond the reach of nearly all. 
How some of the boys wished for a supply of "Northern Indiana 
railroad" money! The officers of the camp permitted every 
advantage to be taken of the starving inmates, and seemed to 
co-operate in creating a demand for what there was to sell. 

The hospital was a new wooden building erected in the woods 
near by. It was large enough for thirty patients, which was about 
one-third of the average sick requiring treatment. Sick men were 
usually carried out to the hospital only when it became apparent 
that death would soon ensue. In the hospital, the sick were put 
on rude Avooden bunks, with nothing to smooth or soften them. 
No blankets or comforts of any kind were furnished. The 
only advantage in the hospital, over the camp, was that the men 
were raised off the ground — a gain of dryness, at the expense of 
comfort. The same rations were issued to sick and well. If a 
sick man had a blanket, he was fortunate ; but if he had none, he 



130 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

was obliged to suffer without it. The majority laid almost 
naked, on the bare boards, and were left to get well or die, as the 
disease or their constitution determined. 

The medical department was in keeping with all else. A sur- 
geon was detailed, whose duty it was to visit the sick. He usually 
visited the camp about once a week, and pretended to have an 
inspection, but usually he came at such times as few only knew of 
of his presence. When he was seen, he issued curses liberally, 
and common, dirty drugs most sparingly. The monthly allowance 
of medicines to camp was not sufficient for one day's treatment of 
the more simple cases. In short, the whole thing was a brutal and 
systematic plan to compel men to die. 

REMOVAL TO CAMP GROCE. 

On the 12th of August, 506 of the prisoners were ordered to 
Camp Groce, a distance of 200 miles south. The unfortunate ones 
were taken from every regiment in the camp, and made up. of the 
unruly members of the prison community. Officers and men who 
had made themselves obnoxious to the authorities by resisting or 
protesting against their treatment as prisoners of war, and those 
who had made attempts to escape, were selected to make up this 
detachment. 

Not over ten minutes' notice was given of the proposed 
march. The rations of the day had not been issued, and there was 
nothing to be taken to eat. Rations, it was said, would follow in 
wagons. The line was soon formed outside, but the march was 
delayed many hours, while the men were kept in the burning sun, 
without water, wearying with a delay that seemed without cause, 
except for the purpose of torturing them. John Shaffer, Jasper N. 
Mullins, Robert Lewis and David Garbison, of the Forty-sixth, 
being sick, were not taken, though called out. The road, for the 
entire distance, ran through a pine and oak barren, extremely 
broken, and interspersed with narrow strips of timber, with an 
occasional stretch of from five to six miles of desert, without a 
shrub of- scarcely a blade of grass. The sand was scorching hot 
and ankle deep, and with tl\e greatest scarcity of water. Fifteen 
miles frequently intervened between watering places. AVhen water 
was reached it was scarce. The guards had to be served first, 
then the horses, and then the men could try for it. There were 
not over fifty canteens in the lot, and no way of carrying water. 



CAMP GROCE. 131 

In justice to the guards on this excursion, it should be said that 
they were the best class yet met. They belonged to the Twenty- 
first Texas, and numbered 250. The intense heat, without water, 
caused many of the prisoners to drop by the roadside, where they 
were guarded until night came, and then were obliged to overtake 
the column. There were six or eight wagons assigned for the 
sick and exhausted, but they did not accommodate one-fourth of 
the number of those utterly unable to march. Many were without 
shirts, their naked backs blistered by the sun. A large proportion 
were without shoes, their feet burning in the hot sand. Many 
were with uncovered heads, exposed to the almost perpendicular 
rays of the sun. It would be fruitless to attempt to portray the 
horrors of that distressing march. Those who made it will never 
forget it. 

Camp Groce was at last made, when the saddest days in the 
prisoners' experience commenced. There were confined in this 
camp about fifty soldiers, and the ofiicers and crews of the " Wave" 
and "Granite City," captured at Calcasieu Pass, on the 6th of 
May, 1864 — in all, about 150 men. They were all sick with fever 
and ague. Of these, eighty died before November. The living- 
were in the most destitute condition. 

This prison was fifty-one miles above Houston, on the Houston 
■ & Texas Central railroad, and two miles from the town of Hemp- 
stead. It was situated in a sharp bend and within a few miles 
of the Brazos river. It was almost entirely surrounded by a strip 
of low, marshy ground, impregnating the air with a deadly 
malaria. About one and a half acres of ground were inclosed with 
a tight stockade some twelve feet high. The prison was supplied 
with water from two wells, which were found filled with rubbish 
and filth. These, with great labor, were fitted for use, and 
furnished a supply of slimy and unhealthy water. There were 
board barracks, sufiicient to accomodate 650 men, but in a most 
dilapidated condition. 

The rations of this camp when the new delegation arrived, 
were some better than in the one just left, but they were soon con- 
tracted to uncomfortable proportions. This camp was commanded 
by an Irish captain, who had been a corporal in the regular army, 
and was in Texas at the breaking out of the rebellion, when the 
infamous Twiggs so disgracefully betrayed his trust, and gave up 
his command of trained soldiers to a cowardly mob. Of the com- 
panies of the prison guards, one was Irish, one German, and two 



132 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

Avere Texans. The men of the two first were, almost to a man,, 
loyal. They showed the prisoners every possible favor and kind- 
ness, when not under the eye of their officers. Numerous instances 
occurred when the guards, after dark, passed out prisoners, and 
even by ropes, let prisoners down on the outside, and furnished 
them rations for their journey. As many as thirty, in rapid suc- 
cession, have gone over the stockade on a moonlight night, either 
by the help of the guard, or through their disregard of duty. 
These attempts to escape were no more successful than at Camp' 
Ford. After wandering about the country a few days, the fugi- 
tives were brought back, having become sick and given themselves 
up, or were captured by the local force. Some, doubtless, died in 
the wilderness. 

The men transferred from Camp Ford had not been long in 
their new quarters before they were, many of them, taken down 
with fevers, and by the middle of September, there were not 100 
■w'ell men in the camp. The prison presented a most deplorable 
spectacle. Men crazed with fever ran hither and thither, like mad 
men. Night and day the cries of the sick filled the air. Men 
awakened in the morning, after a night of horror, to find their 
bunk-mates dead by their side. No medicines were to be had until 
disease had become general in the camp, and many were beyond 
the reach of any remedy. The surgeon whose duty it was to visit 
the sick seldom came, and when he did he was drunk, and dis- 
tributed curses instead of medicine. Many days would pass before 
any medical attendance or relief, beyond what could be furnished 
by the prisoners, could be had. This hideous drama was most 
appropriately closed by the death of the fiendish surgeon with 
delirium tremens. 

After this, those who were thought too sick to be treated in 
camp, were taken to the hospital at Hempstead. From ten to 
fifteen sick men would be jammed into a wagon and carried to the 
hospital, over rough roads, and through the scorching sun. Four 
men died during these murderous transits, and were rattled along 
with their suffering comrades to town. 

THE HOSPITAL AT HEMPSTEAD. 

This institution was the low garret of a church. The roof 
was almost within reach of the patients. There was no side win- 
dow — no place for ventilation except the small gable windows^ 



HEMPSTEAD. 133 

The inner view of this den was most horrible. There was only 
enough light to make the scene visible, and the filthy and noisome 
effluvia that pervaded the place, drove away all who were not com- 
pelled to remain. The fresh air, so greatly needed by the fevered 
sufferers, seemed to turn in disgust and abhorrence from the thresh- 
hold of this cavern. 

The sick were crowded together as thick as it was possible to 
wedge them — one tier over another, on rough boards, and gener- 
ally with no mattress or straw. If a man had no blanket, which 
was generally the case, he laid in his rags on the hard boards. 
There were a few mattresses belonging to the Confederacy, but 
these, from long use, had become so foul that they were refused 
by all. Helpless and wdthout assistance, the sick were compelled 
to disregard all considerations of cleanliness. 

CHANGE OF CAMP. 

In September the yellow fever broke out at Galveston, and 
soon reached Houston and other points north. The Confederate 
guard at the prison, fearing the disease might reach the camp, 
openly threatened to leave and let the prisoners take care of them- 
selves. On this the authorities determined to move the camp. 
On the 20th the prisoners were taken west of the Brazos river and 
encamped twenty-five miles from the railroad, on a low, wet, 
marshy creek bottom. 

There were now only 500 of the original G50 men left. Of 
these only seventy- five Avere well. On the journey the sick were 
crowded together in rough wagons, fifteen to a load. Only those 
who were not able to walk were allowed to ride. Those whom the 
^bayonet could persuade along were obliged to march on foot. Very 
few were able to make each day's march with any comfort, but they 
had to go or suffer constant insult and abuse. The transportation 
was limited, and many dragged themselves along until they could 
do so no longer, when they fell exhausted and were left to follow 
when they could, or be picked up when it suited the guard to go 
back for them. On this move six men died in the wagons, and 
were hastily tumbled into holes dug by the wayside. 

At this camp, sick and well alike had no beds but the damp 
ground, and no shelter but such as they could construct with brush. 
They were closely packed on less than half an acre of ground, 
where the cooking and living was done. Sinks were dusf inside 



134 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

the lines, which in the hot sun became unendurable. Water was 
obtained from pools along the bed of the creek — green, lilthy and 
rank with disease and death. As usual, above the camp the horses- 
of the rebels, numbering nearly 500, were kept, watered and cleaned. 
The dirt of a filthy rebel camp was intentionally thrown into the 
water. On the banks of the stream were the sinks of the rebels. 
The rains brought down all this disgusting material, and left the 
prisoners no alternative but to use that water or none. 

The sickness rapidly increased. The medical appliances were 
less plenty than at the other pens. Each morning roll-call found 
men present in body but absent in spirit. Death had released them. 
The dead would be found lying upon the ground in the mud, 
having been denied the satisfaction of a bed, and with no covering 
except the miserable rags forming their dress. Around these 
would be set a guard — a formality meant to be considered respect- 
ful, but, under the circumstances, an insult. 

ANOTHER MOVE. 

On the 3d of October, owing to heavy rains and cold winds,. 
it was decreed again to move the camp. A march of twenty-five 
miles was made to an old camp meeting ground, near the town of 
Chappel Hill, where were some sheds and shelter, upon which the 
encampment was formed. , The move from the old camp was much 
like the former marches, rendered worse by a more general and 
thorough exhaustion of the men. Now, a well man was a curiosity 
— none were well. As before, several died on the wagons or by 
the roadside. 

The new camp was also located on a piece of wet ground. 
There was a springy ridge above it, which kept the pen constantly 
damp. As before, there was no shelter for the prisoners, and they 
had the ground only for a bed. The cold rains of October had 
now set in, and night after night the camp resounded with the 
piteous moans of the sick and suffering, aggravated by the distress- 
ing cough, which never ceased. Ghostly forms crowded around 
scanty fires, striving to warm their attenuated bodies, and keep in 
circulation the sluggish blood. And this experience ran through 
many nights of rain and wind. 

About the 15th of October, for the first time, the prison was 
furnished with better medicines, but still far from a sufficiency. 
A surgeon, comparatively a humane man, abounding in good 



CHAPPEL HILL PRISON. 135 

promises, of limited action and energy, was allotted to the prison. 
Health began to improve, but the death rate was four or five per 
day. There was abundant shelter for 2,000 men, consisting of 
sheds and board houses, erected by and for the families who came 
there for religious purposes, in times past. In these were quar- 
tered about 400 soldiers — the guard; the rest was taken up by 
the horses, equipments and forage. The established system to 
wear out and destroy the prisoners would have been defeated in a 
measure, had they been allowed to have occupied the sheds that 
were empty. About the last of October, the yellow fever having 
subsided, the prisoners were moved back to Camp Groce. On this 
journey, after having tramped over 400 miles from the place of 
capture, the first railroad transportation of the campaign was fur- 
nished the prisoners, and a ride of fifteen miles enjoyed by them. 

The condition of the men on their return to Camp Groce was 
most deplorable. There were 440 of the original number. With 
the exception of six successful escapes, all the rest had fallen vic- 
tims of the infamous treatment to which they had been subjected 
by the scoundrels who had them in charge. Not one in ten of the 
prisoners had a hat, about one in twenty a blanket, a few had 
shirts, a few pantaloons, but the majority were clothed in collec- 
tions of rags that defied description. Only a few had shoes. 

What are known as "northers," now frequently occurred. 
Their suddenness rendered them more severe. Often, with the 
thermometer at seventy, dark clouds would start up in the north- 
west, and in one or two hours the temperature would fall to thirty- 
five. As the season advanced, these storms increased in frequency 
and intensity, and they were more effective on the prisoners than a 
regular spell of colder weather. The general misery of the pris- 
oners was greatly augmented by their inability to hear fi'om 
home, or in any way to obtain information in relation to the 
progress of the war. Nothing was known about the great armies 
of the Nation — of their condition or progress. The exaggerated 
stories of the rebels were known to be false, because unreason- 
able and improbable. It was known that the Red river expe- 
dition was a disastrous failure, and it was feared that similar 
defeats had been suffered in other departments. 

Nothing had been heard of the Forty-sixth regiment but what 
was contained in a short letter from Colonel Bringhurst, written 
about June 14th, while on the Mississippi, to Colonel Flory. At 
the time, the regiment was going home on "veteran furlough." 



136 THB FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

At Camp Ford, in November, a letter was received from Colonel 
B., by the four members of the regiment then remaining. It 
informed them that the regiment was in Kentucky. With these 
exceptions, nothing was known of the comrades of the prisoners, 
with whom they had been constantly in company, in camp or field, 
for nearly three years. The Houston Telegraph was the vehicle 
of news received by the neighborhood about Camp Groce. In it 
were published the most startling accounts of Federal defeats and 
rebel victories. Every action was a Federal disaster, and ruin 
seemed constantly impending over the Nation. With all this, 
there ran through the rebel soldiery an anticipation of defeat, 
which belied all their boasts and predictions. 

At Camp Ford, on the 4th of July, the commandant permitted 
the prisoners to celebrate the day, with the condition that no 
reference was to be made to the war, or to the questions at issue 
between the North and the South, in speeches. Colonel Dugane, 
of the Seventy-fifth New York; Colonel Flory, of the Forty-sixth 
Indiana, and Captain Crocker, of the gunboat Clifton, and others, 
made patriotic speeches, which were highly appreciated by the 
large audience. Patriotic songs were sung, and over 300 sat down 
to dinner, at the aristocratic price of four dollars a ticket. 

On the 8th of November, the Camp Ford prisoners held an 
election for President of the United States. The matter was first 
suggested by the rebel commandant, Colonel Brown, He said the 
votes of men coming from so many States would indicate the result 
in the actual vote. The idea was readily adopted by the prisoners, 
and preparations made for the important occasion. The camp was 
divided into wards, and persons indicated distributed slips of 
paper in each. At roll-call, on the morning of the 8th, the tickets 
were dropped into hats, brought together, and counted. The pro- 
ceeding was altogether fair. There was no bribery nor undue 
influence used. The count showed 615 votes for General McClel- 
lan and 1,665 for Mr. Lincoln. To make the affair more real, sev- 
<eral fights came off, with the usual amount of damage to the par- 
ticipants. Colonel Brown was astonished at the result. He had 
predicted another result, now he declared that Mr. Lincoln would be 
re-elected, and admitted the probable collapse of the Confederacy. 
He bought three gallons of whisky, and, with his oflicers, got glo- 
riously drunk over the "indication." 

On the 15th of December, 342 men and officers, including all 
of the Forty-sixth present, were notified that they were to be 



NEW ORLEANS. 137 

paroled and to proceed to New Orleans, by way of Houston and 
■Galveston, immediately. It did not take long to prepare for that 
move. 

The paroled men were conveyed to Galveston by railroad, 
where they were detained only a few hours, as a steamer was await- 
ing them. With some of the rebel guards, who were as anxious to 
get away, the late prisoners were soon happy and safe under the 
stars and stripes. In thirty-six hours the party was landed on the 
New Orleans levee, and felt that the sufferings of so many weary 
months were over. 

During the voyage across the gulf, John Cunningham, of the 
Forty-sixth, died and was buried at sea. Joseph Davis, of the 
Forty-sixth, died in the hospital shortly after reaching New Orleans. 
After living through so much, thus to die almost in sight of home! 

Of this regiment, John Meredith died at Camp Ford, Jacob 
'Oliver at Hempstead, and Robert Lewis and George Lane at Camp 
Groce. Thomas S. Evans died on the plains, in endeavoring to 
escape. Information was brought from Camp Ford, by Jasper N. 
Mullins, who left there in March. There were then 1,500 Federal 
prisoners there, among them Daniel Garbinson, the only representa- 
tive of the Forty-sixth. 

At Shreveport, among others of different regiments, were John 
Shaffer, Alexander Reed and William Bacome. The two latter 
had escaped from Camp Groce, wei-e retaken, and taken to Shreve- 
port. Mullins escaped from Camp Ford by taking the place of 
Enoch O'Brien, of the Forty-third Indiana. That regiment Avas 
called out for parole, and as O'Brien's death, which had occurred a 
month before, was undiscovered, Mullins answered to the name and 
was paroled. 

On the 13th of November, Lieutenant Colonel Flory, of the 
Forty-sixth, and Captain W. B. Loring, of the United States Navy, 
left the prison at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. It was the custom of 
the prison commandant to give passes each day to Federal officers 
to pass out on parole, not to escape. On this occasion, a pass was 
written by one of these officers, who put the commandant's name 
to it. With their blankets under their arms, ostensibly to collect 
brush, they presented themselves at the gate, showed the passes 
and went out. They had previously sent out, by friends, some 
provisions and rebel clothing, which had been deposited in an 
appointed place. On getting out, the officers went to a thicket and 
-waited until dark, in the meantime putting on the Confederate 



138 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA, 

suits. At dark they started, and traveled as rapidly and steadily 
as possible all night. It was estimated that they made at least, 
thirty miles that night, which put them beyond the hounds. The 
escape was discovered the next morning, and the cavalry and 
hounds immediately put on their track, but neither made that day 
the distance covered by the fugitives the night before, and the 
chase was given up. At daylight the travelers stopped "twenty 
minutes for breakfast," and pushed on, and in twenty-four hours 
after leaving prison, were fifty-five miles away, with twenty miles 
of swamp between them and their old abode. The prisoners were 
then on the head waters of the San Jacinto, aud in a perfect 
wilderness. 

This description of country extends a distance of 100 miles, 
and is without a sign of habitation. The region is traversed by 
the San Jacinto, the Trinity and the Neches rivers, with their 
numerous tributaries, and is covered with heavy timber and dense 
canebrakes, matted together with briers and other kinds of tangled 
growth, common to some parts of the South. Heavy pine forests 
lay across the track, hundreds of acres of which had fallen from 
the effects of fire, forming a most intricate abatis, grown up with 
an immense growth of blackberry briers, often ten feet high, and,, 
under oi'dinary circumstances, impenetrable. The fugitives were 
obliged, for many rods, to cut their way through these jungles 
with a knife, and then pass into a canebrake of enormous growth, 
equally laborious and discouraging. Passing these, there would, 
be a stream to cross, which must be swam, again to enter upon the 
same experience on the other side. 

Thus they traveled day by day, with food in their haversacks 
to tempt them, but which must last them at least ten days. The 
stock — twelve pounds of bread and two pounds of coffee and 
sugar — must holdout until the cultivated districts were reached.. 

On the 20th they crossed the Neches river, quite a large stream. 
Heavy rains having fallen for two days, the country was flooded,. 
and all the streams were full. Owing to the cloudy weather, they 
were not able to travel for two days. With no compass, it was 
impossible to keep the direction in a wilderness without the sun 
or stars. Again getting a glimpse of the sun, and by good guess- 
ing, the fugitives marched on. At last, food all gone, hungry and. 
wet, they reached a cornfield, the limit of civilization. They at 
once filled their haversacks with corn, built a fire in the woods,, 
and on a tin-plate cooked their grated corn-meal. 



FLOKY AND LORING. 139 

Having reached a part of the country where discovery was 
possible, they prepared for night marching. At dark they started, 
guided by the moon, and made the greatest possible distance by 
morning. They had water to wade, bayous to swim, and tangled 
canebrakes to penetrate. About the 25th a cold norther sprung 
up, and ice froze on the water. Struggling through this was labo- 
rious and discouraging. 

As the travelers approached the eastern line of Texas, which 
is the Sabine river, they became entangled in bayous, which 
formed a perfect network. Scarcely had they passed one before 
another was met. For two nights they marched hard without, as it 
was afterward learned, making any material advance. Coming at 
length to a saw-mill, they discovered a negro in a boat. They 
secreted themselves in the brush until dark, when, stealing cau- 
tiously up, they borrowed the boat and quietly drifted out into the 
bayou. When out of hearing, they rowed down the stream. 
Down this bayou the navigators rowed until 3 o'clock in the morn- 
ing, when, coming to a larger one, running south, they thought 
themselves in the Sabine river. Crossing this, they set the boat 
adrift and took an eastern course, through a dense cypress forest. 
The sky being overcast with clouds, they had no guide for direc- 
tion. After three hours' march, in daylight, they were startled by 
finding fresh tracks, and came to the conclusion that they were fol- 
lowed; but on examination they proved to be their own tracks, and 
they found themselves not over 200 yards from where they landed. 
That day's march was made through briars and swamps. Three- 
times they were compelled to build rafts, undress and swim streams, 
two of which were fully 100 yards wide, swift, and very cold. 
Three times that day they crossed their own path, it being almost 
impossible to keep direction — getting only an occasional glimpse 
of the sun. Night found the fugitives on a plain traveled road, 
which, after a good rest, they followed all night, wading mud and 
water and swimming a very wide, cold stream. At daylight they 
entered a dense wood, built a tire and parched and eat their last 
corn. 

They took the road again at night, and coming to a dilapidated 
hut, learned from a woman that they had passed, during the night, 
the road they should have taken. A retreat was made, and at 
dark the travelers found the road, and stopped at a house for the 
night. Here the party got a good supper, bed and breakfast, and 
discovered, after a careful course of questioning, that instead of 



T.40 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

Tbeing east of the Sabine and out of Texas, they were on the west 
:side of that river and only five miles from where they set out 
"thirty-six hours before. 

Early next day the river was reached, and crossed on an old 
'table turned bottom up. Now there was no mistake, and the fugi- 
tives must be prepared for bold movements before starting. They 
liad prepared orders with the signature of the colonel of a Texas 
regiment directing them to go to their homes near Vermillionville, 
Louisiana, to remount and refit. The order stated that their horses 
had died, and the men were out of clothes. It was now the inten- 
tion to push boldly on as rebel soldiers. As such they successfully 
passed Niblet's Bluffs, went through the fortifications, eat dinner 
with the rebels, and handled the " vandal Yankees " without 
mercy. Here, incidentally, the travelers gathered all necessary 
information in regai'd to stopping places on the road. 

They were forty-five miles from Lake Charles, the most dan- 
gerous point on the road, where a number of escaped men had been 
recaptured and sent back. On the evening of the 30th of Novem- 
ber the travelers reached the city, crossed boldly over at the ferry, 
and lodged with the ferryman, at whose house was a squad of pro- 
vost guards. Their papers were examined and pronounced good. 
'On the morning of the 1st, they rode in the wagon of their host, 
which took them twelve miles on the road, and, with a letter of 
introduction to a friend, dismissed the travelers with his best 
-wishes and hopes for the Confederacy. Traveling some twenty 
•miles, the ferryman's friend was found, who treated the " boys 
from Vermillionville" Avith magnificent hospitality. 

On the 2d the fugitives traveled hard over a low, flat prairie, 
• covered with water, and met the most dangerous adventure of the 
trip. A Confederate colonel, stationed at Lake Charles, met the 
fugitives on the road, and demanded their papers. They Avere 
handed over and closely examined. He deliberately gave it as his 
opinion that the men were escaped Yankees, and that the papers 
were forgeries. This insult was promptly resented in a becoming 
manner, but it required very careful management and skillful 
talking to convince the colonel that the party was truly Con- 
federate. This was finally accomplished, and the chivalrous officer 
atoned for his unjust suspicions by adding his name to the papers. 
'This made the papers good up to Vermillionville, the point men- 
tioned. Approaching that town, it was deemed safer to travel by 
.:iiight and hide by day. There were Confederate troops at every 



FLORY AND LORING. 1411 

station and on the road, and the danger would be increasing as the- 
Federal lines were approached. After marching the first night 
until 4 o'clock, a heavy rain came on. The men waited until day- 
light and discovered a wood about a mile distant. Here they 
determined to remain all day, but found the wood to be only a 
narrow strip of oak, with no brush, a house on either side not 
twenty rods off, and with the scene not improved by a negro riding 
from one house to the other. Being almost discovered by the 
negro, and most probably seen from one of the houses, they were- 
forced to come out. They found an officer at home on leave, and 
two rebel soldiers on furlough. The clothes of the fugitives were 
soaking wet, and they were almost frozen, as a norther had come 
with daylight. The rebels made them welcome and gave them, 
hot coffee and good seats at the fire. They remained until after 
dinner, and were treated with the greatest kindness. A rebel gov- 
ernment wagon train, going east, was overtaken, and the travelers 
rode until night. 

The fugitives passed the night of the 3d of December in the 
woods near VermillionVille, where the Forty-sixth Regiment had 
encamped the year before. Colonel Flory had been over this road 
several times, and remembered it. The travelers had now about, 
eighty miles to the Union line, and walking by night, hiding by~ 
day, and living on parched corn, they made the march. They met. 
squads of rebels on the road, but would turn off as soon as thejr 
would see them. They passed around the towns, and had no fur- 
ther trouble, reaching Berwick Bay on the 7th of December. A 
gunboat lying in the stream was hailed, but no boat was sent over 
until morning, when they were taken on board, the most com- 
pletely overjoyed men of whom it was possible to conceive. Their 
Confederate rags were soon stripped off and suits of navy blufr 
given them. They were once again under the stars and stripes,, 
and with reverence looked on the old flag. 

In twenty-five days these men traveled 500 miles, swam twenty 
streams, pushing their clothes before them, on rafts; for twenty- 
days they were in the water almost constantly, and for days had 
nothing to eat but corn. 

Sergeant Joseph Carr and Jacob Guess, both of Company G, 
of the Forty-sixth Indiana, escaped from the stockade at Camp- 
Groce on the night of the 3d of September. A good singer of the- 
One Hundred and Thirtieth Illinois, who frequently officiated in. 
this duty, was employed in attracting the attention of the guards 



142 THE yORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

When the entertainment was at its height, the fugitives climbed 
the stockade, dropped over, and made the best possible time until 
-daylight. At that time they had only twenty-five miles between 
them and the prison, and were clear of the hounds. All the next 
•day they laid in a prairie, near a small town. The sun was very 
hot, and they obtained but little rest. They made a good march, 
but were much fatigued. On the third night they came to and 
crossed the San Jacinto and passed through an immense canebrake. 
On the other side was a cornfield, from which they obtained roast- 
ing ears. The next morning they found themselves, after a labo- 
rious night's march, surrounded by a settlement. They made a 
detour and were not seen. It was not safe to proceed, so they laid 
by all day, only three hundred yards from a house on either side, 
and between which negroes with dogs frequently passed. During 
the next night the fugitives came to a railroad on Trinity river. 
While passing a plantation house, the men were attacked by dogs, 
which alarmed and brought out the proprietor. They asked for 
water, when the man began to ask suspicious questions, which 
scared the travelers and they started on. Cafr subsequently learned 
that this man was an ardent sympathizer with escaping prisoners, 
and would have assisted them had they remained long enough to 
have satisfied him of their character. 

Carr and his companion then struck a line of Union posts, 
fifteen, twenty and twenty-four miles apart, with whom they rested 
after their night's march. These points were inhabited by Union 
people, who often assisted Union men. At one of these places, the 
man being from home, the women directed the men where to hide, 
and then sent them food. She told them that if they would 
remain another day, she would prepare them a quantity of pro- 
visions, and send them some clothing. They remained, for both 
were sick and exhausted. The next day a friendly Irishman 
brought out enough clothing to make them comfortable, and a 
quantity of good provisions. They were now six days out, and 
Guess had become so sick that he was unable to proceed. He went 
to a neighboring house, acknowledged himself an escaped prisoner, 
and was taken back to the stockade, from Beaumont, on the train. 
Carr went on alone, traveling during the night and lying by in the 
daytime. 

The stations on the railroad were kept by other than Southern 
people. They assisted escaping prisoners, in nearly all cases, and 
directed the fugitives from place to place. One station beyond the 



CARE AND GUESS. 143 

Sabine ended the friendly route. Here, when fifteen days from 
the prison, Carr had become very sick, and was obliged to halt. 
He had been lying out in the woods during the day and staying in 
a friendly house at night. He could not remain in the house dur- 
ing the day, because of the railroad hands. He became rapidly 
worse, and determined to give himself up. The man who had 
been taking care of him took him back to Beaumont on a hand- 
car, twenty-five miles. Here, Carr went to a friendly house, but 
finding that the family could not conceal him, directed the proprie- 
tor to go to the military commandant and inform him of the situa- 
tion. Carr was then arrested and taken down to Sabine City, to 
the hospital. He became very ill, and remained there four weeks, 
when he was promoted to the guard-house. There being a fleet of 
Federal vessels in the bay, Carr wrote, under a flag of truce, to the 
commandant, describing the condition of himself and another 
prisoner, and asking for some clothes. After some delay, a boat, 
under a flag, came off with a package containing a splendid suit 
of sailors' clothing for each man. The suit embraced every article 
prescribed by navy regulations. That the fit was not exact was 
not the fault of the donors. A letter accompanying the clothes, 
stated that the suits were the gift of the ofiicers and men of the 
United States ship Pocahontas. Subsequently Carr's shoes were 
stolen by the guard, afterward his stockings, and finally his over- 
coat. He saved the remainder of his suit by sleeping in it. 

After being in the guard-house five weeks, and being perfectly 
recovered, Carr was sent back to the stockade, and created an 
immense sensation on his entree with his fine clothes. 

Dennis Bagley, of Company G, escaped from the stockade on 
the 15th of October. He took a w'rong direction, and was seen by 
a negro, wading the river. The unusual circumstance was reported 
by the boy to his master, who informed some home guards, who 
followed and arrested Bagley as he was resting on a log. He was 
returned to the stockade the next day, almost before he was 
missed. Another opportunity offering on the night of the 16th of 
November, Bagley again went out with William Cook, of Company 
Iv of the Forty-sixth, and a member of the Thirty-fourth Indiana. 
They traveled east, and had good success until they came to the 
Sabine river, where they were seen and suspected. They were 
halted at Sibley's Bluff, where the three men arresting th§m went 
into a house. Bagley ran off and escaped. His comrades, unwill- 
ing to take the risk, were retained. But Bagley was fairly cap- 



144 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA, 

tured the next day at the fatal Lake Charles, where he was securely- 
locked up in prison. After six days' confinement, he was taken 
toward Alexandria. When within forty miles of the city, a dance 
was gotten up one evening at the camp fire by some Federal pris- 
oners, and Bagley and a member of a Missouri regiment, taking 
advantage of the inattention of the guards, again slipped out. 
The escaped men traveled rapidly all night, and were not over- 
taken. They kept on at nights, and, passing near Chinaville, 
came along the Red river road. At one place they came unex- 
pectedly upon a negro in the woods. He knew what they were, 
but assured them that he would not expose them. After getting 
them food, he got a horse and piloted them twelve miles. Subse- 
quently, when they heard chopping in the woods, the men would 
go directly to the negroes and obtain food and advice from them. 

At Lake Charles, Bagley heard of Colonel Flory and his com- 
panion. The officer who had met them had become convinced that 
he had been imposed on, and that the travelers were "the worst 
kind of Yankees." He was annoyed at his own stupidity. 

The travelers crossed the numerous bayous on the road, and 
finally struck the Atchafalaya. The great width of the stream 
for a time baffled them, but after much labor they got over. They 
were now within a day's march of the Mississippi river, and began 
to be extremely anxious and fearful. On the east side of the 
Atchafalaya, they stopped to get breakfast at a house on the road- 
side. They passed for Confederate soldiers, and were invited to 
sit down to breakfast. The proprietor had been a heavy sufferer 
from Federal soldiers, taking every horse he had, with much other 
property. He waxed wroth in relating the outrages practiced 
upon him by the Yankees. The fugitives became alarmed at his 
vindictive utterances, and thought themselves discovered. The 
breakfast they were eating was rapidly disposed of, and they were 
glad to find themselves again on the outside. There was no ques- 
tion but what the man knew what his visitors were, and was only 
prevented from attacking them from prudential considerations. 
The next day, December 16, brought the wanderers to Morganza, 
where they were once more under the stars and stripes. 

In August, some thirty men of the Forty-sixth escaped from 
the stockade at Camp Groce. They scaled the walls one bright 
moonlight night unobserved, while a party of singers drew atten- 
tion in another direction. After getting outside, the men sepa- 
rated into squads of two or four, and took different directions^ 



EVANS AND BACOME. 145 

One of the squads was made up of William Bacome and Thomas 
Smith Evans. They traveled hard during the night. After cross- 
ing the San Jacinto, they entered a wilderness country, in width 
from thirty to forty miles, and extending to the Sabine river, the 
eastern boundary of the State, a wild, uninhabited desert, abound- 
ing in marshes and jungles. On getting some forty miles into this 
wilderness, both men were taken sick. Their rations became 
exhausted, and after wandering about for some days, hunting a 
settlement lor habitation, in vain, were obliged to stop from weak- 
ness. Evans became delirious from brain fever, and Bacome, from 
the effects of fever and ague, was rendered incapable of assisting 
him, or in any way alleviating his sufferings. In this deplorable 
condition, in the midst of a desert infested with Avild animals, 
muttering around them by day and howling by night, with no hope, 
they looked for a horrible death. During the day, Bacome would 
roam over the wilderness, attempting to find even an unfriendly 
house, and return at night unsuccessful. Daylight would again 
find him on the same errand, to meet with the same disappoint- 
ment, and to pass a horrible night with his suffering and sinking 
companion. Four days he passed in this way, but found no signs 
of a habitation, or of a human being. Bacome chose to remain 
with his companion until he died, rather than seek his own safety 
by deserting him to the beasts that we^'e about him. At last, Evans 
died, alone with his suffering and helpless but faithful friend, with 
the howl of the wolf the last sound that fell upon his ear. 

Bacome dug a grave, as well as he could in his weak state, 
with sticks, and buried his comrade, and only then thought of his 
own safety. Almost exhausted, he nerved himself for a desper- 
ate effort to reach a habitation. After traveling a distance of 
twenty miles through canebrakes and swamps, almost impenetra^ 
ble forests, miles of fallen timber overgrown with briars, he was 
compelled to give himself up. He was kindly treated until he was 
sufficiently recovered to return to prison. Even rebel sympathies 
were enlisted by the story of his sufferings. 

When Bacome returned to the stockade and related his sor- 
rowful experience, a gloom was cast over his comrades of the regi- 
ment, for both Evans and Bacome were much respected. 

Bacome again escaped, in a few weeks, and was not heard of 
until March, when hearing that J. N. Mullins, a member of the 
Forty-sixth, was at Shreveport, on his way home, he sent him a 
line, stating that he was in prison at that place. 



146 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

In addition to the escapes already narrated, there were numer- 
ous others. Of these, but one, so far as known, was successful. 
Lawrence Hartlerode, who left Camp Groce on the night of the 
4th, reached the Union lines on the 21st of September. He left 
the prison at a time when some forty escaped. They divided into 
small parties, but were retaken with the above exception, at various 
times and on different stages of the journey. 

Of the Forty-sixth regiment, who were so unlucky, were 
Moses Tucker, Ellis Hughes, Alex. Reed, John Briggs, Theodore 
Taylor, George Oden, David Murphy, John T. Reece, Elihu Shaf- 
fer, George W. Nield, T. C. Jackson and Anthony A. Eskew. 
Tucker, Hughes, Briggs, Reed and Taylor went together on the 
night of the " big escape." Tucker gave up in two or three 
days, Briggs and Taylor were brought back in a short time, fol- 
lowed by Hughes and Reed. Oden, in company with two men 
from another regiment, got nearly to the Sabine, but, becoming 
sick, had to give up. They wei-e taken to Houston and put in 
jail — again moved and put in jail, where he was when the prison- 
ers of the Forty-sixth left Camp Groce. He was subsequently 
paroled. Murphy, Reece and Jackson met with the usual ill 
luck, and one fine day found themselves back in Camp Groce. 
Nield and Eskew were lost sight of shortly after they escaped. 
Shaffer escaped "with Hartlerode, and was with him several days ; 
they became separated, and Shaffer being sick, was obliged to give 
himself up. Jackson passed for a man of the Forty-sixth who 
was dead. 

In April, 1864, an expedition of four transports and gunboats 
was sent from New Orleans up the Sabine Pass, into Calcasieu 
bay, for cotton, cattle, etc. There accompanied the fleet a squad 
of thirty-seven men, from the "non-veteran camp" at Algiers, 
under command of a lieutenant of the Thirtieth Maine. The fleet 
had arrived in the bay, and while two of the boats were below, 
the others, the "Wave" and the "Granite State," while lying 
without steam, and no proper watch, and with their guard on the 
opposite shore, were attacked at daybreak one morning by a force, 
with a battery, from Sabine City. The boats were not iron-clad 
and were exposed, helpless and unmanageable, to the rebels, con- 
cealed along the bank. After a short but sharp conflict, the two 
boats surrendered. The infantry on shore had taken no part in 
the contest, and might have, for the present at least, escaped, but 
through mismanagement on the part of the otticer in command, 



LIST OF PRISONERS. 



147 



they were captured. Among these prisoners were Maxwell Reece, 
R. V. McDowell, Hugh Quinn, Joshua T. Colvin, Philip M. Ben- 
jamin and Jacob Oliver, " non-veterans," of the Forty-sixth. The 
guard, with the officers and crews of the vessels, were taken to 
Sabine City, thence to Camp Groce, where they met the Red river 
delegation in August. The captured boats were hid away for a 
while in the Sabine river, but they afterwards engaged in the 
rebel service, and were subsequently destroyed. But little was 
said about this unfortunate affair, and no one was ever called to 
account for the disaster. 



THE PRISONERS 



Of the Forty-sixth Indiana Volunteers captured at the battle of 
Sabine Cross Roads, on April 8, 1864, were: 



JSergeantS : 



Lieutenant Colonel Aaron M. 
Captain William M. DeHart, 
Chaplain Hamilton Robb. 



Flory, 



David Murphy, 
William Bacome, 
George W. Nield, 
Ellis J. Hughes, 
John Shaffer, 
George Huffman, 
Joseph H. Carr, 
Jasper N. Mullins, 
Cyrus J. Peabody, 
John A. Wilson. 



Corporals: Lewis Canter, 

John W. Castle, 
Thomas S. Evans, 
Herman Hebner, 
Moses McConnahay, 
Theodore Taylor, 
Jonathan Hiney, 
Bradley Porter, 
D. C. Jenkins, 
Jesse Shamp, 
John VanMeter. 



Privates: Levi Canter, 

John T. Reese, 
Joseph Davis, 
George W. Oden, 
Joshua P. Shields, 
George Lane, 
John Sheppard, 
Anthony A. Eskew, 
William H. Small, 
John W. Briggs, 



Privates: William Fabler, 

John W. Creason, 
J. R. Cunningham, 
William H. Grant, 
Benjamin F. Shelly, 
Anthony Babeno, 
Robert Lewis, 
James H. Gardner, 
Lewis Baer, 
Henry Itskin, 



148 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

Pricates: James M. McBeth, Privates: Alexander Reid, 

Charles T. Rider, Moses M. Tucker, 

John W. Welch, James Coleman, 

Samuel Gable, Jacob Yates, 

John Meredith, Jacob Sell, 

Dennis Bagley, J. C. Chamberlin, 

Jacob Guess, William Hayward, 

Allen White, John B. Walden, 

James Fisher, Lawrence Hartlerode^. 

Daniel Garbison, James Passons, 

Amos Orput, John Hamilton, 

George Sleh, William Cook, 

Samuel Johnson, William Kreekbaum, 

George W. Matthews, Ambrose McVoke, 

George Moore, Elihu Shajffer, 

Elmore Shelt. John Stallard. 

The treatment of prisoners of war, by the rebels, is the foulest 
blot on the pages of the brief history of the Confederate Govern- 
ment. Whatever may be claimed for the rebel soldiers for 
courage and manhood, the Southern prison pens will always rise 
up to brand with infamy those who stood guard over their starved 
and naked captives, and to expose to the contempt of the civilized 
Avorld those in command in Richmond who directed the machinery 
at Saulsbury, Andersonville, Libby, the Texas prison pens, and the 
many jjlaces of torture in the South, in creating and conducting 
the barbarous system under which Federal soldiers were destroyed. 
The uniformity in the conduct of rebel prisons proves that they 
had only one author and one purpose. The system was deliberately 
devised to destroy men who w^ere captured in battle, and the pur- 
pose w^as most diligently and infamously carried out in each indi- 
vidual prison. Frequently complained to by the Federal authori- 
ties, Jefferson Davis and his colleagues could not be ignorant of 
the system, and, having full authority, those men should be held 
responsible. 

THE VETERANS. 

General Order, No. 191, War Department, June 25, 1863, 
authorized the re-enlistment of three years' men who had already 
served two years, and awarded such a bounty of $400. This order 
was subsequently modified so that men being in the service nine 



VETERANS AND NON-VETERANS. 



149 



-months, and having less than a year to serve, could take advantage 
-of the original order. In the Department of the Gulf, General 
Banks ordered that, in addition to the bounty, re-enlisting men 
should have a furlough for thirty days, and transportation home 
-and return. Large numbers from all the regiments in the Gulf 
Department re-enlisted under the original order, and enjoyed the 
furlough. The Forty-sixth Indiana began re-enlistment in Novem- 
ber, 1863, and the new organization was completed in February, 
1864, dating back to January 2, 1864. The veteran regiment num- 
T^ered 307 men. The commissioned officers under the order were 
retained with the new organization and granted an honorable dis- 
charge on the expiration of their three years, or to continue with 
the regiment until the expiration of the new term, or the end of 
the war. The right of resignation was always with them. In the 
Third Division, special orders regulated the departure of the 
several regiments on their furlough, allowing only a limited number 
to go at a time. The Eleventh, Twenty-fourth and Thirty-fourth 
started home before the Red river expedition left Algiers, and it 
was expected that the Forty-sixth would go on the return of the 
first of the absent regiments. Those regiments, or some of them, 
returned just prior to or during the retreat down Red river, when 
furloughs were out of the question. Navigation on the river was 
prevented by rebel occupation, and the regiment was compelled to 
await better opportunities. The start was finally made on June 
15, 1864. 

THE NON-VETERANS. 

The members of the Forty-sixth, not re-enlisting, were tem- 
porarily attached to the Twenty-ninth Wisconsin, and mustered 
for pay. Subsequently, all non-veterans were assigned to General 
Reynolds, for distribution. A non-veteran camp was finally estab- 
lished at Algiers, and Major B. F. Schermerhorn, of the Forty- 
sixth Indiana, placed in command. The men were used on 
detailed service, and rendered valuable assistance on many occa- 
sions. Several of the Forty-sixth men were sent up the river, as 
guards on transports, and several, on other duty, worked them- 
selves into the Texas prisons, and enjoyed the society of their 
former comrades. The non-veterans were discharged as their 
original terms expired. 



— C5\;pperLdi2c.' 



OF THE 

FORTY-SIXTH REGIMENT, I. VT 



FIELD AND STAFF. 
COLONELS. 

GRAHAM N. FITCH. 
Commissioned September 20, 1861; resigned August 5, 1862. 

THOMAS H. BRINGHURST. 

Commissioned major September 30, 1861, lieutenant colonel 
May 26, 1862, colonel August 6, 1862; mustered out with the 
regiment. 

LIEUTENANT COLONELS. 

NEWTON G. SCOTT. 

Commissioned September 30, 1861; resigned May 24, 1862. 

JOHN H. GOULD. 

Commissioned captain of Company A October 4, 1861, major 
May 25, 1862, lieutenant colonel August 6, 1862; resigned 
February 9, 1863, and commissioned lieutenant colonel of the 
One Hundred and Thirty-fifth Regiment. 

AARON M. FLORY. 

Commissioned captain of Company B October 6, 1861, major 
May 25, 1862, lieutenant colonel February 10, 1863; mustered 
out with the regiment. 

MAJORS. 

BERNARD F. SCHERMERHORN. 

Commissioned captain of Company C October 4, 1861, major 
February 11, 1863; mustered out on expiration of term, 
December 24, 1864. 
WILLIAM M. DeHART. 

Commissioned first lieutenant of Company D October 4, 1861, 
captain May 16, 1862, major January 1, 1865; mustered out 
with the regiment as captain.* 

*The regiment being reduced below the minimum, the officer could 
not be mustered. 



154 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

ADJUTANTS. 

RICHARD P. DeHART. 

Commissioned September 30, 1861; major Ninety-ninth Regi- 
ment October 18, 1862. 

JAMES M. WATTS. 

Commissioned second lieutenant of Company A October 4, 
1861, first lieutenant May 26, 1862, adjutant October 20, 1862, 
major One Hundred and Fiftieth Regiment March 9, 1865; 
wounded at Port Gibson, Miss., May 1, 1863. 

AUGUSTUS G. SINKS. 

Enlisted in Company K December 11, 1861; appointed cor- 
poral June 30, 1862, sergeant February 14, 1863, commissioned 
adjutant April 1, 1865; mustered out with the regiment. 

QUARTERMASTERS. 

DAVID D. DYKEMAN. 

Commisioned September 24, 1861; resigned June 11, 1862. 

ELZA J. DOWNEY. 

Enlisted in Company A and appointed commissary sergeant 
December 11, 1861, commissioned quartermaster June 12, 
1862; wounded at Fort Pemberton, Miss., in March, 1863; 
resigned June 15, 1863. 

THOMAS A. HOWES. 

Enlisted in Company B February 22, 1862; commissioned 
quartermaster June 16, 1863; resigned May 27, 1865. 

WILLIAM S. RICHARDSON. 

Enlisted in Company B November 5, 1861, commissioned 
quartermaster May 28, 1865; mustered out with the regiment. 

CHAPLAINS. 

ROBERT IRVIN. 

Commissioned December 11, 1861; resigned May 8, 1862. 
HAMILTON ROBB. 

Commissioned December 16, 1862; mustered out with the 
regiment. 

SURGEONS. 

HORACE COLEMAN. 

Commissioned October 7, 1861; resigned July 31, 1863. 

ISRAEL B. WASHBURN. 

Enlisted in Company I December 2, 1861, commissioned 
assistant surgeon December 27, 1862, surgeon October 17, 
1863; mustered out on expiration of term, December 28, 1864. 

JOSHUA W. UNDERBILL. 

Enlisted in Company E November 5, 1861, commissioned 
assistant surgeon December 30, 1862, surgeon January 1, 1865; 
mustered out with the resriment. 



ROSTER OF COMPANY A. 155 

ASSISTANT SURGEONS. 

WILLIAM S. RAYMOND. 

Commissioned November 19, 1861; resigned December 29, 
1862. 

ASA COLEMAN. 

Commissioned May 14, 1862; resigned December 26, 1862. 

WILLIAM SPENCER. 

Commissioned July 7, 1862; resigned December 29, 1862. 

GEORGE M. DOANE. 

Enlisted in Companj^ B November 5, 1861, commissioned 
assistant surgeon January 1, 1865; mustered out with regi- 
ment September 4, 1865. 

REGIMENTAL NON-COMMISSIONED STAFF. 

WILLIAM R. MORSE. 

Private Company B; mustered in November 5, 1861; pro- 
moted quartermaster sergeant December 11, 1861; discharged 
April 1, 1862. 

ALFRED U. McALISTER. 

Private Company I; mustered in Novembers, 1861; appointed 
chief musician November 23, 1861; honorably discharged at 
Milliken's Bend, La., April 15, 1863, under General Order, 
No. 14, of Secretary of War. 

JAMES M. VIGUS. 

Private Company D; mustered in November 5, 1861; appointed 
drum major December 11, 1861; discharged. 



COMPANY A. 

[This company was mustered into the service November 1, 1861. The 
regiment was finally discharged September 4, 1865.] 

CAPTAINS. 

WILLIAM A. PIGMAN. 

Commissioned first lieutenant October 4, 1861 ; captain July 1, 
1862; wounded at Sabine Cross Roads; honorably discharged 
December 18, 1864. 
JAMES V. BROUGH. 

Enlisted in Company A November 1, 1861; commissioned 
second lieutenant July 1, 1862, first lieutenant October 20, 
1862; captain February 15, 1865; mustered out with the regi- 
ment. 

FIRST LIEUTENANT. 

JONATHAN MOORE. 

Enlisted in Company A November 1, 1861; commissioned 



156 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

second lieutenant May 23, 1863, first lieutenant February 
11, 1865; mustered out with the regiment. 

SECOND LIEUTENANTS. 

WILLIAM A. ANDREWS. 

Enlisted in Company A November 1, 1861; commissioned 
second lieutenant October 20, 1862; killed at Champion's Hill, 
Miss., May 16, 1863. 
LEVI C. LESOURD. 

Enlisted November 1, 1861; veteran; commissioned second 
lieutenant June 1, 1865; mustered out as first sergeant, with 
the regiment.* 

SERGEANTS. 

BERL P. PENNY. 

Veteran; mustered out July 8, 1865. 
JAMES HASLETT. 

Discharged October 9, 1862, disability. 

CORPORALS. 

AMOS M. BALLARD. 

Discharged May 30, 1862, disability. 
FRANCIS THAYER. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, expiration of term of service. 
WILLIAM H. PADGET. 

Died May 3, 1863, of wounds received at the battle of Port 

Gibson, Miss., May 1, 1863. 
LEWIS CANTER. 

Veteran; promoted sergeant; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
FRANCIS M. BAUM. 

Discharged May 19, 1862, disability. 
MICHAEL DUNCAN. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, exj^iration of term of service. 
JAMES T. FRANKLIN. 

Veteran; promoted sergeant major; mustered out September 

4, 1865. 

PRIVATES. 

WILLIAM W. BARNES. 

Appointed musician; mustered out December 1, 1864, term of 

service expired. 
BENJAMIN F. RANDOLPH. 

Appointed musician; mustered out December 1, 1864, term of 

service expired. 
GEORGE C. SMOCK. 

Appointed wagoner; discharged May 19, 1862, disability. 

* Commissioned, but not mustered because compauy below minimum. 



ROSTER OF COMPANY A. 157 

JACOB AKER. 

Veteran; promoted to sergeant; mustered out September 4, 
1865. 

ALFRED J. ANDERSON. 

Discharged May 30, 1862, disability. 

SAMUEL I. ANDERSON. 

Wounded at the battle of Champion's Hill, Miss., May 16, 
1863; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps and honorably 
discharged. 

ANDREW ASHBA. 

Discharged October 16, 1862, disability. 

JOHN BEAVER. 

Wounded at the battle of Port Gibson, Miss., May 1, 1863; 
killed at the battle of Champion's Hill, Miss., May 16, 1863. 

LEWIS BILLIARD. 

Discharged July 29, 1863, because of wounds received at the 
battle of Champion's Hill, Miss., May 16, 1863. 

AMOS BOWERMAN. 

Mustered out December 1, 1862, term of service expired. 

GEORGE W. B ROUGH. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 

JAMES D. CAMPBELL. 

Veteran; promoted to sergeant; mustered out September 4, 

1865. 

LEVI CANTER. 

Veteran; wounded at the battle of Champion's Hill, Miss., 
May 16, 1863; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

JOHN CORNIS. 

Discharged February 5, 1863, disability. 

GEORGE W. CRESON. 

Died at Helena, Ark., October 4, 1862. 

JOHN W. CRESON. 

Veteran; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

WILLIAM T. DAVIDSON. 

Discharged May 30, 1862, disability. 
ROBERT W. DAVIDSON. 

Died at Pittsburg, Ind., May 15, 1863. 

SILAS DAVIS. 

Killed at the battle of Champion's Hill, Miss., May 16, 1863. 

HORACE H. DEYO. 

Veteran; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
WILLIAM H. DUNKIN. 

Wounded at the battle of Champion's Hill, Miss., May 16, 
1863; mustered out December 1, 1864, expii-ation of term of 
service. 



158 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

ROBERT B. EVANS. 

Died in Carroll county, Ind., March 18, 1862. 

JASPER L. EWING. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, expiration of term of service. 

CHARLES B. FAUCETT. 

Wounded at battle of Port Gibson, Miss., May 1, 1863; 
mustered out December 1, 1864, expiration of term of service. 

JOHN F. FISHER. 

Died at Columbus, Ky., September .30, 1862. 

JOHN FREED. 

Died at Vicksburg, Miss., July 4, 1863. 

RICHARD T. FREED. 

Veteran; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

JOHN FRY. 

Discharged May 30, 1862, disability. 
THOMAS S. GIBSON. 

Veteran; promoted corporal; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

FRANCIS M. GINN. 

Discharged February 30, 1863, disability. 

THOMAS B. GINN. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 

JOHN M. GRIDER. 

Discharged May 30, 1862, disability. 

ALFRED H. HARDY. 

Died July 18, 1863, of wounds received at the siege of Jack- 
son, Miss. 

JAMES HAY. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 

WILLIAM C. HEARTZOG. 

Died July 2, 1863, of wounds received at Champion's Hill, 
Miss., May 16, 1863. 
JEREMIAH HOMBACK. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, term of service expired, 

SOLOMON JAY. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 

EN OS JAY. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 

ROBERT G. JOHNSON. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 

SAMUEL N. JOHNSON. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 

ALBERT A. JULIEN. 

Promoted sergeant; wounded at the battle of Champion's 
Hill, Miss., May 16, 1863; mustered out December 1, 1864, 
term of service exi:)ired. 



KOSTER OF COMPANY A. 159 

WILLIAM F. JULIEN. 

Discharged January 20, 1863, disability. 

WILLIAM A. KINSEY. 

Discharged October 6, 1863, on account of wounds received 
at Champion's Hill, Miss., May 16, 1863. 

SAMUEL A. KIRKPATRICK. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 
BENJAMIN LESOURD. 

Discharged October 4, 1862, disability. 
ELIAS J. LISTER. 

Promoted corporal; wounded at Champion's Hill, May 16, 

1863; mustered out December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 
WILLIAM M. MALCOM. 

Died October 8, 1862, at Helena, Ark, 

RALPH McMAHAN. 

Veteran; wounded at the battle of Champion's Hill, Miss., 
May 16, 1863; died at .teffersonville, Ind., July 18, 1865. 
JACOB V. McNAMAR. 

Veteran; promoted corporal; mustered out September 5, 1863. 

JAMES F. MELSON. 

Discharged May 30, 1862. 

ISAAC W. MONTGOMERY. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, by reason of expiration of 
term of service. 

DAVID C. MURPHY. 

Veteran; promoted sergeant; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

SWAIN H. NELSON. 

Killed at Champion's Hill, Miss., May 16, 1863. 

JOHN NEWELL. 

Died June 2, 1863, of wounds received at the battle of Cham- 
pion's Hill, Miss., May 16, 1863. 

PETER O. FARRELL. 

Discharged February 11, 1863; disability. 

SAMUEL B. PATTERSON. 

Captured at Champion's Hill, Miss., May 16, 1863; mustered 
out December 1, 1864; term of service expired. 

CHARLES M. PARKER. 

Discharged July 20, 1863, at St. Louis, Mo., because of 
wounds received at the battle of Champion's Hill, Miss., 
May 16, 1863; one very severe wound in the face, and loss of 
right arm near the shoulder. 

WILSON H. PETTIT. 

Died at St. Louis, Mo., January 2, 1863. 

FRANCIS M. PRESTON. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 



160 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

HIRAM V. RANSOM. 

Discharged September 8, 1862, disability. 

ADONIRAM J. REED. 

Discharged July, 1862, disability. 

JOHN T. REES. 

Veteran; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

ABSALOM RICHCREEK. 

HEZEKIAH ROBISON. 

Pi'omoted corporal; mustered out December 1, 1865, term of 

service expired. 
MARTIN L. RUTTER. 

Killed by guerrillas, near Helena, Ark., October 26, 1862. 
NOAH SHAFER. 

Died at St. Louis, Mo., December 31, 1862. 
EPHRIAM SHAFER. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 
JOHN SHAFFER. 

Died July 12, 1862, of wounds received from guerrillas on 

White river, Arkansas. 
JOHN F. SHERIDAN. 

Wounded at the battle of Champion's Hill, Miss., May 16, 

1863; mastered out December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 

CHARLES SHIRAR. 

Discharged October 14, 1862, disability. 

THOMAS W. SLEETH. 

Wounded at the battle of Champion's Hill, Miss., May 16, 

1863; mustered out December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 
ZACHARIAH T. SMITH. 

Discharged June 19, 1863; disability. 
HENRY L. SMITH. 

Killed at Champion's Hill, Miss., May 16, 1863. 
ARCHIBALD SMOCK. ^ 

Veteran; killed at the battle of Sabine Cross Roadg, La., 

April 8, 1864. 
DANIEL P. SNYDER. 

Wounded at Port Gibson; mustered out December 1, 1864, 

term of service expii-ed. 
ANDREW L. STRAIN. 

Discharged February 7, 1863, disability. 
JOHN N. STOOPS. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 
ANDREW J. SWATTS. 

Discharged December 20, 1864, term of service expired. 

THEODORE TEU. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 



ROSTER OF COMPANY A. 161 

JOHN J. VINEY. 

Promoted sergeant; wounded at Carancro Bayou, La. ; mustered 
out December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 

GEORGE A. WITCHER. 

Discharged October 14, 1863, disability. 

RUBEN WHITE. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 
PORTS WILSON. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 

RECRUITS. 

JAMES A. ARNOT. 

Mustered in February 21, 1865; mustered out September 4, 
1865. 

HARVEY J. BALL. 

Mustered in January 29, 1864; mustered out September 4, 
1865. 

HENRY C. CANTER. 

Mustered in March 10, 1862; discharged July 16, 1863, disa- 
bility. 

HUGH T. CROCKETT. 

Mustered in October 31, 1862; wounded at the battle of 
Champion's Hill, Miss., May 16, 1863; mustered out May 29, 
1865. 

WILLIAM. M. DERN. 

Mustered in July 29, 1864; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
ISAAC N. DERN. 

Mustered in February 21, 1865; mustered out September 4, 
1865. 

WILLIAM G. FRANKLIN. 

Mustered January 21, 1864; died at New Orleans, La., Octo- 
ber 3, 1864. 

CARTER FRANKLIN. 

Mustered in March 8, 1864; died at Lexington, Ky., February 

28, 1865. 
GEORGE W. GUSEMAN. 

Mustered in February 21, 1865; mustered out September 4, 

1865. 
ELIJAH F. GWINN. 

Mustered in March 8, 1864; mustered out June 26, 1865. 
WILLIAM H. GWINN. 

Mustered in March 8, 1864; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
JAMES M. GWINN. 

Mustered in January 25, 1865; mustered out September 4, 

1865. 



162 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

HENRY GIBSON. 

IVIustered in November 11, 1864; mustered out September 4, 

1865. 
JOHN A. HAMILL. 

Mustered in February 21, 1865; mustered out September 4, 

1865. 
GRANDISON A. MAXWELL. 

Mustered in July 29, 1864; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
THOMAS K. MONTGOMERY. 

Mustered in December 23, 1863; mustered out September 4, 

1865. 
GEORGE A. MOORE. 

Mustered in July 29, 1864; mustered out July 17, 1865. 
THOMAS W. PATTON. 

Mustered in November 12, 1862; mustered out July 12, 1865. 

JEROME C. RYHN. 

Mustered in January 29, 1864; mustered out July 13, 1865. 

WILLIAM SHAFER. 

Mustered in July 27, 1864; mustered out July 5, 1865. 
HORACE M. THOMPSON. 

Mustered in January 13, 1864; mustered out September 4, 

1865. 
WILLIAM H. UNDERHILL. 

Mustered in July 29, 1864; mustered out September 4, 1865. 



COMPANY B. 

[This company was mustered into the service Novembers, 1861, and mus- 
tered out September 4, 1865.] 

CAPTAINS. 

FRANK SWIGART. 

Sergeant; enlisted November 5, 1861; commissioned second 
lieutenant April 20, 1862, captain October 16, 1862; wounded 
at Sabine Cross Roads, La., April 6, 1864; resigned on account 
of wounds, October 12, 1864. 

THEODORE B. FORGEY. 

Enlisted November 5, 1861; commissioned first lieutenant 
September 2, 1863, captain December 27, 1864; mustered out 
with regiment. 

FIRST LIEUTENANTS. 

JOHN T. CASTLE. 

Commissioned first lieutenant October 4, 1861; wounded at 
Champion's Hill, Miss., May 16, 1863; resigned August 22, 
1863. 



KOSTER OF COMPANY B. 163 

MATTHEW K. GRAHAM. 

Sergeant; enlisted November 5, 1861; commissioned second 
lieutenant April 15, 1862, first lieutenant August 30, 1862; died 
of wounds received at Fort Pillow, Tenn., October 15, 1862. 

THEOPHILUS P. RODGERS. 

Enlisted November 5, 1861; commissioned first lieutenant 
December 27, 1864; mustered out wntli the regiment. 

SECOND LIEUTENANTS. 

JOHN M. ARNOUT. 

Commissioned second lieutenant October 4, 1861; resigned 
April 9, 1862. 

LOREN C. STEVENS. 

Enlisted November 5, 1861; commissioned second lieutenant 
October 16, 1862; died of disease November 19, 1863. 

MARCELLUS H. NASH. 

Enlisted November 5; 1861; commissioned second lieutenant 
June 1, 1865; mustered out with the regiment. 

SERGEANTS. 

ISAAC K. CASTLE. 

Discharged February 22, 1863, disability. 
EATON B.^FORGEY. 

Discharged August 11, 1862, disability. 
JOHN W. TIPPETT. 

Discharged June 15, 1863, disability. 

CORPORALS. 

AUSTIN ADAIR. 

Discharged April 24, 1862, disability. 
ROBERT H. BRYER. 

Died at Tolono, 111., December 10, 1862. 
THOMAS CASTLE. 

Discharged June 16, 1863, disability. 
THOMAS J. JAMESON. 

Veteran; discharged September 12, 1864, disability. 
JOHN R. CUNNINGHAM. 

Veteran; taken prisoner at Sabine Cross Roads, La., April 6, 

1864; died at sea, on his way home from prison, December 

14, 1864. 
JOHNSON M. REED. 

Discharged September 20, 1862, disability. 

PRIVATES. 

JAY M. RICHARDSON. 

Detailed as musician; died at Logansport, Ind., July 21, 1864. 



164 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

GEORGE W. CRONK. 

Detailed as wagoner; discharged May 13, 1864, disability. 

WILLIAM H. BELL. 

Veteran; promoted sergeant December 13, 1862; wounded at 
the battle of Champion's Hill May 16, 1863; discharged June 
20, 1865, disability. 

ASA BLACK. 

Died March 9, 1862, at New Madrid, Mo. 

JAMES BLACK. 

Died at New Madrid, Mo., March 10, 1862. 

CHARLES F. BILLINGTON. 

Discharged May 10, 1862, disability. 

HENRY BROWN. 

Veteran; promoted to corporal; promoted sergeant; wounded 
at the battle of Port Gibson, Miss., May 1, 1863; mustered 
out September 4, 1865. 

GEORGE W. BRUINGTON. 

Veteran; promoted corporal; wounded at the mouth of Yazoo 
Pass February 22, 1863; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

JOHN W. CASTLE. 

Veteran; promoted corporal; taken prisoner at Sabine Cross 
Roads, La.; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

SAMUEL S. CUSTER. 

Veteran; promoted corporal; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

JAMES H. CALLER. 

Veteran; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

JAMES COMPTON. 

Discharged August 1, disability. 
BENJAMIN F. CARMINE. 

Discharged June 16, 1863, disability. 
GEORGE P. DALE. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 

WILLIAM DAVIS. 

Discharged 1862, disability. 

JOSEPH DAVIS. 

Veteran; taken prisoner at Sabine Cross Roads April 8, 1864; 
died at New Orleans, La., December 24, 1864, while on road 
home from rebel prison. 
JAMES C. DILL. 

Veteran; wounded at Champion's Hill, Miss., May 16, 1863; 
mustered out September 4, 1865. 

JOPIN W. DAGUE. 

Discharged October 28, 1862, disability. 

ABRAHAM ELLIS. 

Discharged December 18, 1862, disability. 



ROSTER OF COMPANY B. 165 

DICKINSON J. FORGEY. 

Discharged June 16, 1862, without his knowledge, disability, 

while in hospital. He made two efforts to get back without 

success. 
OEORGE W. FORGEY. ' 

Died at Camp Wickliffe, Ky., February 7, 1862. 
JOHN D. FORGEY. 

Discharged April 2, 1862, disability. 
SAMUEL J. FOX. 

Discharged February 10, 1862, disability. 
JOHN FOX. 

Discharged May 10, 1862, disability. 
JAMES W. GORDON. 

Discharged March 14, 1862, disability. 
WILLIAM H. GUARD. 

Veteran; wounded at the battle of Sabine Cross Roads, La., 

April 8, 1864; promoted corporal; mustered out September 

4, 1865. 
WILLIAM H. GRANT. 

Veteran; taken prisoner at Sabine Cross Roads, La., April 

8, 1864; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
ISAAC GRANT. 

Veteran; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
JOHN HERRELL. 

Died at Memphis, Tenn., September 18, 1862. 
WILLIAM HART. 

Veteran; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

AMOS J. HART. 

Veteran; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
SAMUEL HANEY. 

Veteran; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
JESSE HULCE. 

Mustered out October 28, 1865. 
WILLIAM P. HORNEY. 

Died at New Madrid, Mo., April 21, 1862. 
HEZEKIAH B. INGHAM. 

Veteran; promoted sergeant; wounded at Champion's Hill, 

Miss., May 16, 1863; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
JOHN J. JAMISON. 

Appointed wardmaster December 12, 1861; mustered out to 

be appointed hospital steward in regular army. 
SAMUEL L. JUMP. 

Died at Helena, Ark., November 7, 1862. 
WILLIAM B. KERNS. 

Detached to Pioneer Corps April 16, 1863; mustered out 

December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 



16G THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

LEVI LYNCH. 

Died at New Orleans, La., December 2, 1863, of wounds 
received at Champion's Hill, Miss., May 16, 1863. 

REESE D. LAIRD. 

Died at Memphis, Tenn., December 13, 1862, of gun-shot- 
wounds. 

GEORGE LOBRICK. 

Veteran; mustered out December 4, 1865. 

ADAMS McMillan. 

Died at Memphis, Tenn., July 14, 1862. 

GEORGE M. Mccarty. 

Promoted to quartermaster sergeant; "veteran; mustered out 
September 4, 1865. 

PETER MAISE. 

Veteran; wounded at Champion's Hill, Miss., May 16, 1863; 
mustered out September 4, 1865. 

STEPHEN J. MELLINGER. 

Veteran; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
HENRY T. MARTIN. 

Veteran; promoted corporal; mustered out September 4> 

1865. 
ALBERT MICHAELS. 

Appointed corporal; mustered out December 1, 1864, term of 

service expired. 
AUGUSTUS W. NASH. 

Died at St. Louis, Mo., April 30, 1862. 
GEORGE W. ODEN. 

Veteran; promoted corporal; taken prisoner at Sabine Cross 

Roads, La.; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
JOHN N. OLIVER. 

Transferred to Sixteenth Ohio Battery; mustered out from 

battery. 

FRANKLIN PFOUTZ. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 
WILLIAM PFOUTZ. 

Appointed corporal March 1, 1863; killed at the battle of 

Champion's Hill, Miss., May 16, 1863. 
SAMUEL N. PENNELL. 

Veteran; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
PHILIP PEARSON. 

Died near New Waverly, Ind., March 28, 1862. 
JOSEPH REDD. 

Died at Louisville, Ky., March 14, 1862. 
CHARLES D. REEDER. 

Veteran; mustered out September 4, 1865. 



ROSTER OF COMPANY B. 167 

WILLIAM A. RODGERS. 

Appointed corporal April 15, 1863; appointed wardmaster 
January 1, 1863; transferred to Invalid Corps January 2, 1864; 
discharged from that organization. 

CHAUNCY RODGERS. 

Died, at Helena, Ark., September 8, 1862. 

GEORGE RAXCE. 

Discharged September 20, 1862, disability. 

ABRAHAM RUTT. 

Died June 17, 1862, at Wooster, Ohio. 

JOSEPH M. ROBERTS. 

Veteran; promoted sergeant; mustered out September 4, 
1865. 

SAMUEL STEWART. 

Wounded at Fort Pemberton, Miss., March 11, 1863; trans- 
ferred to Invalid Corps January 2, 1864; mustered out from 
that organization. 

THOMAS J. STEWART. 

Veteran; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

JOHN T. SHIELDS. 

Discharged April 27, 1863, disability. 

JOSHUA P. SHIELDS. 

Veteran; taken prisoner at battle of Sabine Cross Roads, La., 
April 8, 1864; discharged July 15, 1865, disability. 

JOSEPH SPECIE. 

Discharged October 17, 1862, disability. 

NICHOLAS D. SMITH. 

Died at Vicksburg, Miss., .June 24, 1863. 

SAMUEL TILTON. 

Dischai'ged September 11, 1862, disability. 

WILLIAM F. THOMAS. 

Discharged July 15, 1862, disability. 

AURELIUS L. VOORHIS. 

Veteran; promoted corporal; wounded at the mouth of Yazoo 
Pass, Miss., February 22, 1863; mustered out September 4, 
1865. 

MANLIUS N. VOORHIS. 

Veteran; promoted hospital steward; mustered out September 
4, 1865. 

ISAAC R. WINTERS. 

Veteran; promoted sergeant; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

WARREN L. WAGONER. 

Transferred to Sixteenth Ohio Battery, and mustered out from 
that organization. 



168 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

ROBERT S. WPIITAKER. 

Died March 1, 1864, at New Orleans, La. 

MICHAEL WELSH. 

RECRUITS. 

PHILIP L. ALLHANDS. 

Veteran; mustered in February 13, 1862; mustered out Sep- 
tember 4, 1865. « 
AUSTIN ADAIR. 

Mustered in February 27, 1865; mustered out September 4, 

1865. 
ANDREW J. BACHELOR. 

Mustered in February 13, 1862; died of wounds June 17, 1863, 

at Vicksburg, Miss., 
EDWARD L. BRUINGTON. 

Mustered in February 27, 1685; mustered out September 4, 

1865. 
ISRAEL F. BURNS. 

Mustered in February 27, 1865; mustered out September 4, 

1865. 
ALFRED H. BELL. 

Mustered in January 8, 1864; mustered out September 4, 

1865. 
WILLIAM A. CUSTER. 

Mustered in January 2, 1864; veteran; mustered out Septem- 
ber 4, 1865. 
JOHN N. CAMPBELL. 

Mustered in March 30, 1865; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
JAMES DUFFY. 

Mustered in September 11, 1862; discharged March 5, 1862, 

disability. 

THOMAS C. FORGEY. 

Mustered in March 1, 1864; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

ANDREW J. FORGEY. 

Mustered in March 1, 1864; mustered out May 13, 1865, disa- 
bility. 

GEORGE W. GOODWIN. 

Mustered in February 27, 1865; discharged May 13, 1865, 
disability. 

JOHN M. GRENIGER. 

Mustered in February 16, 1865; discharged May 13, 1865, dis- 
ability. 

JACOB D. HEBISON. 

Mustered in February 16, 1865; discharged May 29, 1865., 

JASPER HUMRICKHOUSE. 

Mustered February 16, 1865; mustered out September 4, 1865. 



ROSTER OF COMPANY B. 169 

HARRISON HURIXE. 

Mustered in February 28, 1865; discharged May 13, 1865. 

DAVID D. LENOX. 

Mustered in September 11, 1862; veteran; mustered out July 
17, 1865. 

ROBERT R. LENON. 

Mustered in March 22, 1865; mustered out July 17, 1865. 
WILLIAM B. LAKE. 

Mustered in March 22, 1865; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

JAMES McPHEETERS. 

Mustered in February 28, 1865; mustered out September 4, 
1865. 

ROBERT W. McELHANY. 

Mustered in March 29, 1865; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

HARRISON MUMMERT. 

Mustered in July 27, 1865; died at Lexington, Ky., June 6, 
1865. 

ALFRED MARPOLE. 

Mustered in June 5, 1864; mustered out June 8, 1865. 

WILLARD G. NASH. 

Mustered in March 29, 1865; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

WILLIAM L. POWELL. 

Veteran; mustered in February 22, 1862; mustered out Sep- 
tember 4, 1865. 

THOMAS A. POPE. 

Mustered in February 2, 1864; mustered^'out September 4, 1865. 

WILLIAM D. PURSELL. 

Mustered in January 29, 1864; discharged February 22, 1865, 
disability. 

CYRUS T. PURSELL. 

Mustered in March 29, 1865; discharged May 13, 1865. 

LINDSAY B. PAYTON. 

Mustered in February 16, 1865; mustered out September 4, 
1865. 

DANIEL ROOF. 

Mustered in March 1, 1864; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

THEOPHILUS M. SHANKS. 

Mustered in October 7, 1862; promoted corporal; mustered 
out September 4, 1865. 

BENJAMIN F. SHELLY. 

Mustered in October 7, 1862; taken prisoner at Sabine Cross 
Roads, La., April 8, 1864; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

JACOB SEE. 

Mustered in March 1, 1864, mustered out September 4, 1865. 



170 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

ELIIIU SEE. 

Mustered in March 1, 1864; died at Lexington, Ky., March 2, 
1865. 

JOHN STUDABAKER. 

Mustered in March 1, 1864; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

WILLIAM F. THOMAS. 

jVIustered in March 1, 1864; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

WILLIAM R. WINTERS. 

Mustered in March 1, 1864; mustered out September 4, 1865. 



COMPANY C. 

[This company was mustered into tlie service November 7, 1861.] 
CAPTAINS. 

ANDREW B. ROBERTSON. 

Commissioned second lieutenant October 4, 1861, first lieuten- 
ant April 30, 1862, captain February 11, 1863; resigned July 
28, 1863. 

JOHN G. TROXELL. 

Sergeant; enlisted November 7, 1861; commissioned second 
lieutenant April 30, 1862, first lieutenant February 11, 1863, 
captain July 20, 1863; mustered out Dec. 28, 1864, term expired. 

JOSEPH HENDERSON. 

Enlisted November 7, 1861; wounded at Champion's Hill May 
16, 1863; wounded April 8, 1864, at Sabine Cross Roads, La.; 
commissioned first lieutenant September 15, 1864, captain 
January 1, 1865; mustered out with the regiment. 

FIRST LIEUTENANTS. 

ANTHONY GARRETT. 

Commissioned first lieutenant October 7, 1861; resigned April 

26, 1862. 

WILLIAM G. SCHNEPP. 

Sergeant; enlisted November 7, 1861; commissioned second 
lieutenant February 11, 1862, first lieutenant July 29, 1863; 
honorably discharged September 14, 1864. 

WILLIAM BACOME. 

Enlisted November 7, 1861; captured at the battle of Sabine 
Cross Roads, La., April 8, 1864; commissioned second lieuten- 
ant June 1, 1865; mustered out as sergeant with the regiment.* 

DANIEL IIARNER. 

Enlisted November 7, 1861; captured at the battle of Cham- 
pion's Hill, Miss., May. 16, 1863; commissioned second lieu- 

*Not mustered as lieutenant because company was below minimum. 



ROSTER OF COMPANY C. 171 

tenant June 2, 1865; first lieutenant August 2, 18G5; mustered 
out as first sergeant with the regiment.* 

SECOND LIEUTENANTS. 

[Accounted for as First Lieutenants.] 

SERGEANTS. 

LEANDER H. DAGGETT. 

Wounded at New Madrid, Mo.; mustered out December 1, 

1864, term of service expired. 
ANDREW W. BENSON. 

Drowned in the Mississippi river July 20, 1862. 
JOHN S. CASE, Jr. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, expiration of term of service. 

CORPORALS. 

REASON V. McDowell. 

Captured on Colcasieu Pass, in Texas; died at New Orleans, 

La., January 6, 1865. 
JAMES D. MORTON. 

Discharged May 20, 1862, by order of General Halleck. 
GEORGE W. SHEAFFER. 

Died at Riddle's Point, Mo., April 9, 1862. 
BENJAMINE L. WALLIS. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 
THOMAS S. EVANS. 

Veteran; taken prisoner at Sabine Cross Roads, La., April 8, 

1864; died in rebel prison at Tyler, Texas, September 1, 1864. 
ROBERT G. GIBSON. 

Discharged December 24, 1863, disability. 
MICHAEL VIANCO. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, term expired. 
JOHN A. ANKRUM. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, term expired. 

PRIVATES. 

JOHN SNETHEN. 

Appointed wagoner; died at Helena, Ark., February 16, 1863. 
CHARLES GARRETT. 

Appointed musician; discharged March 1, 1862, General Oi'der, 

No. 14. 
GEORGE POND. 

Appointed musician; veteran; mustered out September 4, 

1865. 

*Not mustered as lieutenant because company was below minimum. 



172 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

BENJAMIN ADDIS. 

Wounded at Port Gibson, Miss., May 1, 1863; transferred to 
Invalid Corps January 25, 1864. 

JOHN T. ANDREWS. 

Died on steamer July 24, 1862. 

ANTHONY BABANOE. 

Veteran; taken prisoner at battle of Sabine Cross Roads, La., 
April 8, 1864; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

THORNTON A. BURLEY. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864. 

JOHN B. BURNS. 

Discharged October 10, 1862, disability. 

BENJAMIN BURNS. 

Veteran; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

DAVID S. CASAD. 

Died at St. Louis, Mo., December 25, 1862. 

BENJAMIN B. CHILCOT. 

Veteran; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
SAMUEL CLARK. 

Died on hospital boat October 2, 1862. 

GEORGE W. CLARK. 

Died at Helena, Ark., November 12, 1862. 

GEORGE COLLINS. 

Appointed corporal January, 1862; died at Helena, Ark., 

December 1, 1862. 
ABEL CRANE. 

Veteran; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
DAVID CRIPE. 

Killed at Port Gibson, Miss., May 1, 1863. 
JOSEPH N. DAVIDSON. 

Veteran; promoted sergeant; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
WILLIAM DAVIDSON. 

Died at Vicksburg, Miss., June 27, 1863. 

ROSWELL DIXON. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 
MILTON DOUGHERTON. 

Veteran; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
ALEXANDER H. DUKE. 

Appointed sergeant April 20, 1865; mustered out December 1, 

1865, term expired. 
JOHN EGAN. 

Discharged October 2, 1862, disability. 
JONATHAN N. GALLOWAY. 

Veteran; wounded at battle of Port Gibson, Miss., May 1, 

1863; mustered out September 4, 1865. 



ROSTER OF COMPANY C. 173 

EDWARD M. GERARD. 

Discharged December 25, 1862, disability. 

JOSHUA GIBSON. 

Discharged April 25, 1862, disability. 

JOHN GILLIGAN. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 

WILLIAM GOSLEE. 

Discharged December 11, 1861, disability. 

HENRY C. GRAHAM. 
JOHN D. GRANDSTAFF. 

Discharged August 1, 1862, disability. 
JAMES D. HARRISON. 

Discharged July 3, 1862, disability. 
GEORGE W. HAMILTON. 

Appointed corporal; m ounded July 13, 1863, at Jackson, Miss.; 

discharged July 12, 1863, disability. 
JAMES M. HAZELGROVE. 

Veteran; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
WHITLEY HUNTLEY. 

Died at Helena, Ark., October 28, 1862. 
GEORGE HUNTSINGER. 

Veteran; killed at the battle of Sabine Cross Roads, La., 

Aprils, 1864. 
WILLIAM JOHNSON. 

Died at Memphis, Tenn., July 11, 1863. 
JACOB KASHNER. 

Veteran; captured at Sabine Cross Roads, La., April 8, 1864; 

promoted sergeant; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
PHILIP W. KITE. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, term expired. 
ALEXANDER LANE. 

Killed at the battle of Port Gibson, Miss., May 1, 1863. 
GEORGE LANE. 

Veteran; taken prisoner at Sabine Cross Roads, La., April 8, 

1864; died in prison at Camp Ford, Texas. 
HENRY S. LANE. 

Veteran; promoted sergeant; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
ROBERT LEWIS. 

Veteran; taken prisoner April 8, 1864, at Sabine Cross Roads, 

La. ; died in rebel prison at Camp Ford, Texas. 
JOHN LOVE. 

Appointed corporal July 1, 1862; died on United States hos- 
pital boat October 12, 1862. 
EDWARD LOVEJOY. 

Discharged November 11, 1862, disability. 



174 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

JOHN MADER. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 
JOHN MAXWELL. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 

DAVID MICKEREL. 

Died at Riddle's Point, Mo., April 19, 1862. 

JOHN E. MITCHELL. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 

ELI C. MOORE. 

Died at Natchez, Miss., August 12, 1863. 

WILLIAM McGLENNEN. 

Killed at Algiers, La., May 26, 1864. 

PARKER McDowell. 

Died at Terre Haute, Ind., May 14, 1862. 

WILLIAM McMAHAN. 

Transferred to Invalid Corps January 15, 1864. 

JOHN G. NEAL. 

Drowned in the Mississippi river July 25, 1862. 
JAMES NEVILLE. 

Discharged June 17, 1862, by general ofder. 

JOHN N. NEWHOUSE. 

Killed at the battle of Champion's Hill, Miss., May 16, 1863. 
JOHN W. PETERSON. 

Veteran; promoted corporal; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

BENJAMIN PICKARD. 

Discharged; disability. 
SIMON PEPPINGER. 

Discharged June 29, 1863, disability. 
JESSE PRING. 

Died May 20, 1862, on way home. 
BENEDICT REAP. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 
JOSIAH RAPSE. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 
WILSON H. ROBINSON. 

Discharged November 15, 1862, disability. 
JACOB RUTTLER. 

Veteran; transfered to Sixteenth Ohio Battery December 13, 

1863, and discharged from that organization. 
EDMOND RYAN. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, term expired. 
JOHN SHEPHERD. 

Veteran; promoted corporal; wounded at the battle of Cham- 
pion's Hill, Miss., May 16, 1863; captured at the battle of 



ROSTER OF COMPANY C. 175 

Sabine Cross Roads, La., April 8, 1864; mustered out Septem- 
ber 4, 1865. 

GEORGE SHRIXER. 

Discharged for disability. 

JOHN R. SCHAEFFER. 

Appointed corporal March, 1863; died May 17, 1863, of 
wounds received May 1, 1863, at the battle of Port Gibson, 

Miss. 

JOHN P. SHARP. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, term expired. 

ISAAC E. SMACK. 

Died May 17, 1863, of wounds received at Port Gibson, Miss., 
May 1, 1863. 

HARVIEY SMITH. 

Discharged June 12, 1862, by general order. 

JOHN W. SMITH. 

Discharged March 4, 1863, by general order. 

JOHN A. SNETHEN. 

Discharged March 13, 1863, disability. 
FRANCIS M. SPEECE. 

Veteran; captured April 8, 1864, at Sabine Cross Roads, La.; 

promoted corporal; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
DANIEL STINEBAUGH. 

Appointed corporal June 25, 1863; mustered out December 1, 

1864, term of service expired. 
JOSEPH E. TEU. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 
FERDINAND A. THAYER. 

Discharged, disabilitv. 
JOHN R. THOMAS. 

Died at Nashville, Tenn., May 17, 1863. 
JAMES N. THOMPSON. 

Died in hospital at St. Louis, Mo., of wounds received May 

16, 1863, at the battle of Champion's Hill, Miss. 
EDWARD VIANCO. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 
AUSTIN WAYMIRE. 

Died May 17, 1863, of wounds received at the battle of Port 

Gibson, Miss., May 1, 1863. 
EDWARD WAYMIRE. 

Appointed corporal June, 1863; discharged March 8, 1864, 

disability. 

WALDO W. WILLIAMS. 

Transfered to Veteran Reserve Corps, and discharged from 
that organization. 



176 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

AMOS W. WILSON. 

Veteran; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

RECRUITS. 

ANDREW ASHBA. 

Mustered in February 13, 1865; mustered out September 4, 

1865. 
JOHN W. ASHBA. 

Mustered in February 13, 1865; mustered out September 4, 

1865. 

ALFRED ARTHUR. 

Mustered in October 31, 1862; discharged January 14, 1864, 

disability. 
JAMES M. ASHBA. 

Mustered in February 24, 1865; died at Lexington, Ky., 

April 18, 1865. 
DANIEL M. BUSH. 

Mustered in March 15, 1864. 
SILAS B. DAGGETT. 

Mustered in January 1, 1864. 

PETER DOW. 

Mustei'ed in January 28, 1864. 
JOPIN M. FOSTER. 

Mustered in November 16, 1864. 

ALLEN HUGHES. 

Mustered in December 24, 1861; wounded at the battle of 

Champion Hills, Miss., May 16, 1863; mustered out December 

1, 1864, term of service expired. 
JOHN HARDEST Y. 

Mustered in November 16, 1864; mustered out May 11, 1865. 
HENRY W. JACKMAN. 

Mustered in October 28, 1864, 
JOSEPH KILGORE. 

Mustered in January 12, 1864; died at Lexington, Ky., March 

29, 1865. 
CHARLES M. KAUFMAN. 

Mustered in July 29, 1864; died at Lexington, Ky., January 

18, 1865. 
JOHN LYNCH. 

Mustered in January 16, 1864. 

DAVID LYNCH. 

Mustered in February 24, 1864; mustered out January 7, 1865. 

EDWARD LEPER. 

Mustered in August 12, 1864. 
RICHARD LANE. 

Mustered in February 13, 1865; mustered out June 7, 1865. 



ROSTER OF COMPANY D. 177 

MARTIN RIIUL. 

Mustered in January 12, 1864; mustered out May 16, 1865. 
ALONZO SHAFFER. 

Mustered in December 16, 1863; died at home May 27, 1864. 
ITHIA SHEPHERD. 

Mustered in March 26, 1864; mustered out May 15, 1865. 
GEORGE M. TODD. 

Mustered in August 15, 1862; died on hospital boat Septem- 
ber 20, 1862. 
JASPER TOMOSON. 

Mustered in September 13, 1862; discharged July 22, 1865, 

disability. 



COMPANY D. 

[This company was mustered into the U. S. Service November 5, 1861.] 
CAPTAINS. 

JOHN GUTHRIE. 

Commissioned October 4, 1861; resigned May 16, 1862. 

FIRST LIEUTENANTS. 

CHARLES A. BROWNLIE. 

Commissioned second lieutenant October 4, 1861, first lieuten- 
ant May 16, 1862; mustered out December 26, 1864, term of 
service expired. 
ABRAHAM A. HERMAN. 

Enlisted November 4, 1861; commissioned first lieutenant 
January 17, 1865; mustered out with the regiment. 

SECOND LIEUTENANTS. 

ALEXANDER K. EWING. 

Sergeant; enlisted November 5, 1861; commissioned second 
lieutenant May 16, 1862; resigned May 28, 1863; commis- 
sioned captain in One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Regiment. 
ANDREW J. LOVENGERE. 

Enlisted November 5, 1861; commissioned second lieutenant 
June 1, 1865; mustered out as sergeant with the regiment.* 

SERGEANTS. 

JORDAN R. TYNER. 

Discharged August 28, 1862, disability. 
JAMES A. PEPPER. 

Died at New Madrid, Mo., April 19, 1862. 

* Not mustered as lieutenant because company was below minimum. 



178 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

ANDREW J. LITTLE. 

Mustered out December 21, 1864, term of service expired. 

CORPORALS. 

JOHN B. STEPHENS. 

Discharged October 21, 1862, disability. 
ELIJAH J. HUNT. 

Discharged October 13, 1862, disability. 
AMBROSE UPDEGRAFF. 

Drowned in the Mississippi river July 2, 1862. 
JOHN P. LEMMING. 

Discharged, disability. 
WILLIAM LAYNEAR. 

Killed at the battle of Champion's Hill, Miss., May 16, 1863. 
CORNELIUS B. WOODRUFF. 

Veteran; promoted sergeant; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
WILLIAM H. CROCKETT. 

Discharged April 25, 1862, disability. 
ROBERT BENEATHY. 

Discharged June 19, 1863, disability. 

PRIVATES. 

THEORAM W. KENDRICK. 

Detailed musician; veteran; promoted corporal; wounded at 
the battle of Port Gibson, Miss., May 1, 1863; mustered out 
September 4, 1865. 

JAMES WILLIAMS. 

Detailed wagoner; discharged October 2, 1862, disability. 

THOMAS J. BELL. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 

MARTIN V. BLEW. 

Discharged December 26, 1862, by order. 

MICHAEL J. BLEW. 

Veteran; wounded at the battle of Sabine Cross Roads, La., 
April 8, 1864; wounded at the battle of Port Gibson, Miss., 
May 1, 1863; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

DAVID BRUMINER. 

Discharged February 17, 1864, disability. 

JAMES W. F. BOON. 

Veteran; discharged June 22, 1865, disability. 

ISAIAH BUDD. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 

JOHN BUTLER. 

Discharged December 26, 1862, disability. 
GEORGE BAKR. 

Died at Benton, Mo. 



17Q 

KOSTEE OF COMPANY D. 

^^'?ellf pS^^^ wounded at tbe battle of Port 

Gibson, Miss., May 1, 1863; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

PATRICK CLIFFORD. 

Discharged. 

'"'''ZZe^TZ.m.e. 1, 1834, te™ of se,.ice expired. 

'^'V^e?J;anI .S'^a at tbe tattle of Sabine Cross Beads, La., 
April 8, 1864; mustered out September 4, l«b&. 

WILLIAM CORNELL. 

Discharged December 2, 1863, disability. 

DAVID CRIPLIVER. a i q iqpa 

Killed at Sabine Cross Roads, La., April 8, 1864. 

^^^S?ct4e W^ber 14, 1862, disability. 

''^'D'^e^^y™^^^^^^^ of wounds received at the battle of Port 

Gibson, Miss., May 1, 1863. 
PATRICK DOUGHERTY. 

Discharged February 12, 1862, disability. 

GEORGE E. DODD 

Died at Helena, Ark., October 9, 18bZ. 

JOSEPH DICKEY. 

Discharged October 4, 1862, disability. 

DAVID E.DICKEY. 

Mustered out December 1, lbb4. 

•'^Ttetf pfoS ecporal; ..usteved o.t September 4, 1865. 
'""''vlfeva^t— a sergeant; musterea out September 4, 1865. 

"''^''velfa^^unaed at the battle of Sabine Cross Eoads, La., 

April 8 1864; mustered out September 4, l»bD. 

^^\«eS;;t,S:rttbebatt,eofS=.ineO^^^^^^^^^^ 
April 8, 1864; mustered out July 21, Ibbo, aisaoimy. 

NICHOLAS GRANSINGER. 

Died at Helena, Ark., November 11, Ibb^. 

•'^"#l^tf 3ea at tbe battle of Sabine Cross Koads, La., 

April 8, 1864; mustered out September 4, l«b5. 

WILLIAM H. GAREY. 

Discharged September 14, 1862, by order. 



180 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

ADAM HINKLE. 

Veteran; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

ABRAHAM B. HERMAN. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864. 

EDWARD HATFIELD. 

Discharged November 20, 1862, by order. 

JACOB HITCHENS. 

Died at St. Louis, Mo., November 3, 1862. 

WILLIAM H. HITCHENS. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 

ALFRED HITCHENS. 

Killed at Port Gibson, Miss., May 1, 1863. 

SAMUEL L. IRELAND. 

Veteran; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

JULIUS C. JACKSON. 

Wounded at the battle of Sabine Cross Roads, La., April 8, 

1864. 

NOAH JONES. 

Killed at Port Gibson, Miss., May 1, 1863. 

DAVID JONES. 

Died at Helena, Ark., Oct. 12, 1862. 

DANIEL O. KEEFE. 

Discharged May 10, 1862, disability. 

WILLIAM W. LOUDERMILK. 

Killed at Port Gibson, Miss., May 1, 1863. 

ANDREW J. LOVENGERE. 

Veteran; wounded at the battle of Port Gibson, Miss., May 1, 
1863; promoted sergeant; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

THOMAS J. LYNCH. 

Died at Milliken's Bend, La., January 10, 1863. 
MICHAEL MURRAY. 

Discharged, disability. 
JOHN McTAGGART. 

Discharged on account of wounds received at Sabine Cross 

Roads, La., April 8, 1864, by which he lost a leg. 
PETER McDERMOT. 

Discharged April 13, 1863, disability. 
PATRICK McGLONE. 

Veteran; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
WILLIAM II. NILES. 

Veteran; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
GEORGE W. NIELD. 

Veteran; captured at battle of Sabine Cross Roads, April 8, 

1864; mustered out July 25, 1865, disability. 



KOSTER OF COMPANY D. 181 

WRIGHT L. NIELD. 

Killed at Fort Pemberton, Miss., March 19, 1863. 

SAMUEL PERKINS. 

Died at Mound City, 111., August 30, 1862. 

WILLIAM H. POWELL. 

Died at Helena, Ark., March 11, 1863. 

THOMAS ROBISON. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 

JAMES H. SMITH, 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 

OEORGE SEE. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 
ANDREW J. STOVER. 

Veteran; promoted corporal; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
WILLIAM H. SMALL. 

Veteran; captured at the battle of Sabine Cross Roads, La., 

April 8, 1864; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
JOHN SHEA. 

Killed at Algiers, La., April 21, 1864. 
DAVID W. SAMSEL. 

Wounded by guerrillas near Helena, Ark., October 26, 1862; 

discharged February 8, 1863, disability. 
PERRY SPRINGSTED. 

Veteran; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
ROBERT SHAW. 

Transferred to Invalid Corps September 20, 1863. 
LEMUEL H. TAM. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864. 
JAMES TOLEN. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864. 
ANDREW J. WOODS. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864. 
WILLIAM WOODS. 

Transferred to Marine Corps. 
NICHOLAS WELSH. 

Killed at Champion's Hill, Miss., May 16, 1863. 
JOSEPH WILLIAMS. 

Died at Louisville, Ky., December 25, 1861. 
PORTER A. WHITE. 

Veteran; promoted corporal; wounded at the battle of Sabine 

Cross Roads, La., April 8, 1864; wounded at the battle of 

Champion's Hill, Miss., May 16, 1863; mustered out Septem- 
ber 4, 1865. 
BENJAMIN WARFIELD. 

Died at Louisville, Ky., January 14, 1862. 



182 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

JOHN WILLIAMSON. 

Died at Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis, Mo., February 26, 1863. 

RECRUITS. 

WILLIAM H. CONNER. 

Mustered in April 3, 1862; wounded at the battle of Cham- 
pion's Hill, Miss., May 16, 1863; mustered out April 5, 1865,. 
term of service expired. 

JAMES H. JOHNSON. 

HIRAM LUMBARD. 

Mustered in September 10, 1862; died April 16, 1864, of 
wounds received April 8, 1864, at Sabine Cross Roads, La. 

ELI PRUITT. 

MAXWELL REESE. 

Mustered in February 25, 1862; captured at Colcasieu bay> 
Texas, April, 1864; mustered out February 24, 1865. 

DANIEL TOLEN. 

Mustered in September 16, 1862; transferred to Sixteenth. 
Ohio Battery; mustered out May 18, 1865. 



COMPANY E. 

[This company was mustered November 5, 1861.] 
CAPTAINS. 

WILLIAM SPENCER. 

Commissioned October 4, 1861; resigned February 5, 1862, 

HENRY SNYDER. 

Commissioned second lieutenant October 4, 1861, as captain 
June 12, 1862; mustered out October 14, 1864, on account of 
wounds received at Sabine Cross Roads, La., April 8, 1864. 

CHARLES F. FISHER. 

Sergeant; enlisted November 5, 1861; commissioned second 
lieutenant June 12, 1862, as first lieutenant July 7, 1863, as 
captain December 27, 1864; mustered out with the regiment- 

FIRST LIEUTENANTS. 

ELI R. HERMAN. 

Commissioned first lieutenant October 4, 1861; resigned Feb- 
ruary 5, 1862. 

GEORGE W. SPENCER. 

Enlisted November 5, 1861; commissioned first lieutenant 
June 12, 1862; honorably discharged June 7, 1863. 

ELLIS HUGHES. 

Sergeant; enlisted November 5, 1861; captured at battle of 



KOSTER OF COMPANY E. 183 

Sabine Cross Roads, La., April 8, 1864; commissioned first lieu- 
tenant March 1, 1865; mustered out with the regiment. 

SECOND LIEUTENANTS. 

PRESTON S. MEEK. 

Sergeant; enlisted November 5, 1861; commissioned second 
lieutenant July 1, 1863; mustered out with the regiment as 
sergeant.* 

ABRAM F. HUNTER. 

Corporal; enlisted November 5, 1861; commissioned second 
lieutenant June 1, 1865; mustered out with the regiment as 
sergeant.* 

SERGEANTS. 

JOHN D. HERMAN. 

Died at Burnettsville, Ind., July 25, 1862. 
MARTIN V. WILEY. 

Died at Burnettsville, Ind., April 9, 1862. 

CORPORALS. 

CLINTON J. ARMSTRONG. 

Died at Helena, Ark., February 2, 1863. 
WILLIAM H. KELLEN BURGER. 

Veteran. 
HENRY BILLINGS. 

Discharged for promotion February 18, 1863. 
WALTER W. McBETH. 

Discharged April 2, 1862, 
WILLIAM H. GILLMAN. 

Discharged for promotion. 
ROBERT C. HENDERSON. 

Died at Evansville, Ind., April 29, 1863. 

WILLIAM M. C. MILLER. 

PRIVATES. 

CALEB A. LAMB. 

Appointed musician; discharged May 29, 1862, disability. 
THOMAS C. BURSON. 

Appointed musician; transferred to Company H June 2, 1864. 
JOHN G. SPARKS. 

Detailed wagoner; discharged June 12, 1862, disability. 
GEORGE H. ALBERT. 

Wounded at the battle of Port Gibson, Miss., May 1, 1863; 

mustered out December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 

* Not mustered as lieutenants because company was below minimum. 



184 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

JOSEPH ADAMS. 

Died at St. Louis, Mo., April 27, 1862. 

JAMES ALKIER. 

Veteran; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

ELZA E. ARMSTRONG. 

Discharged June 14, 1863, disability. 

LEVI BEAR. 

Veteran; captured at Sabine Cross Roads, La., April 8, 1864; 
mustered out September 4, 1865. 

CHARLES BAUM. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 
RICHARD BIRD. 

Discharged December 14, 1862, disability. 

HENRY BISHOP. 

Discharged August 22, 1863, disability. 

DAVID BISHOP. 

Veteran; wounded at the battle of Sabine Cross Roads, La., 
April 8, 1864; died at Lexington, Ky., February 4, 1865. 

PATRICK BURK. 

WILLIAM BOZE. 

Discharged February 1, 1863. 

JOHN W. BRIGGS. 

Veteran; captured at the battle of Sabine Cross Roads, La., 
April 8, 1864; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

WILLIAM C. BROCKUS. 

Veteran; promoted sergeant; wounded at the battle of Port 
Gibson, Miss., May 1, 1863; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

THOMAS R. BUNNELL. 

Discharged May 22, 1862, disability. 

GEORGE W. BUNNELL. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 

EDWARD M. BURNS. 

Died at New Madrid, Mo., March 10, 1862. 
GEORGE W. CLINGER. 

Discharged July 11, 1863, disability. 
DANIEL CRUMMER. 

Died at Milliken's Bend, La., May 31, 1863. 
JOHN B. CRUMMER. 

Wounded at the battle of Port Gibson, Miss., May 1, 1883, and 

died of wounds received at Grand Gulf, Miss., May 28, 1863. 
THEODORE M. DAVIS. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 
FRANCIS M. DAVIS. 

Discharged May 29, 1862, disability. 



ROSTER OF COMPANY E. 185 

DAVID A. DEBRA. 

Died at Bardstown, Ky., February 11, 1862. 

JACOB M. DUNHAM. 

Veteran; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

EPHRIAM FLEMMING. 

Discharged May 22, 1862, disability. 

SAMUEL FLEMMING. 

Discharged January 4, 1863, disability. 

EDWARD FALK. 

Taken prisoner at the battle of Sabine Ci'oss Roads, La., 

April 8, 1864; died in rebel prison, Tyler, Texas, April 20, 

1864. 
MILTON M. GOSLEY. 

Veteran; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
GARDNER HAINES. 

Discharged May 25, 1862, disability. 
HERMAN HEBNER. 

Veteran; promoted sergeant; captured at Sabine Cross Roads 

April 8, 1864; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
WILLIAM A. HERMAN. 

Discharged May 26, 1862, disability. 
JOHN HIGGINS. 
WILLIAM A. HOGLAND. 

Discharged March 4, 1863, disability. 
HENRY ITSKIN. 

Veteran; captured at Sabine Cross Roads, La., April 8, 1864; 

mustered out September 4, 1865. 
WILLIAM D. JUMPER. 

Veteran; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
WILLIAM J. KENDAL. 

Died at St. Louis, Mo., June 31, 1863. 
HENRY B. LEAZENBY. 

Veteran; mustered out September 3, 1865. 
JOHN McARTHUR. 

Discharged January 1, 1863, disability. 
MOSES A. McCONAHAY. 

Veteran; promoted corporal; captured at battle of Sabine 

Cross Roads April 8, 1864; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
WILLIAM R. McINTIRE. 

Discharged July 14, 1862, disability. 
JAMES M. MoCOMBS. 

Veteran; promoted commissary sergeant; mustered out Sep- 
tember 4, 1865. 
THOMAS MALONE. 

Veteran; promoted corporal; mustered out September 4, 1865. 



186 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

EDAVARD C. MEAD. 

Discharged December 13, 1862, disability. 

JOSIAH METZ. 

Died at Helena, Ark,, February 14, 1863. 

RANDOLPH MARIDETH. 

Wounded at Port Gibson, Miss., May 1, 1863; died at New 
Orleans, La., January 26, 1864. 

JAMES M. McBETH. 

Veteran; captured at the battle of Sabine Cross Roads, La., 
April 8, 1864; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

GEORGE W. MURRY. 

Veteran; discharged March 10, 1864, disability. 

NATHANIEL NICHOLAS. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 

WILLIAM NICHOLAS. 

Discharged March 10, 1863, disability. 
DARLINGTON PARCELLS. 

Discharged December 2, 1862, disability. 
JOHN PETERS. 

Veteran; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
MARION RANDAL. 

Died at Bardstown, Ky., January 11, 1862. 
ALEXANDER REED. 

Veteran; captured at the battle of Sabine Cross Roads, La., 

April 8, 1864; mustered out July 15, 1865, 
CHARLES RIDER. 

Discharged May 29, 1862, disability. 
CHARLES F. RIDER. 

Veteran; wounded at the battle of Port Gibson, Miss., May 

1, 1863; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
THOMAS R. RINKER. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 
JESSE ROBBINS. 

Discharged May 29, 1862, disability. 
BENJAMIN F. ROSS. 

Veteran; promoted sergeant; wounded at the battle of Cham- 
pion's Hill, Miss., May 16, 1863; mustered out September 4, 

1865. 
JOHN G. ROSENTRALER. 

Discharged May 29, 1862, disability. 
JOHN S. SHIELDS. 

Discharged June 13, 1863, disability. 

SAMUEL D. SHIELDS. 

Veteran; wounded at the battle of Champion's Hill, Miss., 
May 16, 1863; mustered out September 4, 1865. 



ROSTER OF COMPANY E. 187 

ISAAC B. SHIELDS. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, terra of service expired. 

WILLIAM C. SHULL. 

* Veteran; promoted sergeant; wounded at the battle of Port 
Gibson, Miss., May 1, 1863; mustered out September 12, 1865. 

JEPTHA J. SHULL. 

Veteran; promoted sergeant; mustered out September 12, 1865. 

DECATURE SIMOMS. 

Mustered out December 1, 186-4, 

GEORGE W. SMITH. 

Killed at Champion's Hill, Miss., May 16, 1863. 

FRANK SHAUP. 

Veteran; transferred to Sixteenth Ohio Battery Light Artil- 
lery. 

JOHN G. SPARKS. 

Discharged June 12, 1862, disability. 

ROBERT STOGDEL. 

Wounded at battle of Port Gibson, Miss., May 1, 1863; dis- 
charged October 10, 1863, on account of wounds. 

FRANCIS M. St. CLAIR. 

Discharged May 29, 1862, disability. 

HENRY L. TEEPLES. 

Veteran; wounded at Port Gibson, Miss., May 1, 1863; mus- 
tered out September 4, 1865. 

ABNER S. TEEPLES. 

Veteran; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

MOSES W. TUCKER. 

Veteran; captured at battle of Sabine Cross Roads, La., April 
8, 1864, discharged July 8, 1865, disability. 

JOHN U. WATERBURG. 

Discharged March 18, 1863, disability. 

JOHN W. WELCH. 

Veteran; captured at battle of Sabine Cross Roads, La., April 
8, 1864; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

DIAN B. WIRT. 

Wounded at battle of Port Gibson, Miss., May 1, 1863; mus- 
tered out December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 

HIRAM WYATT. 

Discharged September 2, 1862, disability. 

LEWIS YAZEL. 

Veteran; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

MAHLON U. YOUNG. 

Veteran; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

RAZEL YOUNG. 

Veteran; mustered out September 4, 1865. 



188 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

RECRUITS 

JOHN ENTZMINGER. 

Mustered June 14, 1862; died at Memphis, Tenn,, July 16, 
1862. 
WILLIAM R. GURLEY. 

Veteran; Mustered April 4, 1862; transferred to Company I. 

CHARLES GENTIS. 

Mustered June 14, 1862; deserted April 12, 1863. 

JAMES G. HANGHAN. 

Mustered June 18, 1862; died at Helena, Ark., December 27, 

1862. 
WILLIAM ROBBINS. 

Mustered January 28, 1864; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

DAVID STEPHENSON. 

Mustered March 28, 1864; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

MILTON TAYLOR. 

Mustered October 29, 1862; discharged 1863, disability. 

THEODORE TAYLOR. 

Mustered October 26, 1862; promoted corporal; captured at 
battle of Sabine Cross Roads April 8, 1864; mustered out 
September 4, 1865. 



COMPANY F. 

[This companj'- was mustered into the service November 14, 1861.] 
CAPTAINS. 

DAVID HOWELL. 

Commissioned October 4, 1861; resigned Februarj^ 5, 1862; 
commissioned captain. Seventy-fourth Regiment. 
SAMUEL OSBORNE. 

Commissioned February 6, 1862; resigned May 26, 1863. 

BERNARD B. DAILY. 

Commissioned first lieutenant October 4, 1861, captain May » 
30, 1862; resigned July 26, 1863. 

JOSEPH C. PLUMB. 

Commissioned second lieutenant March 1, 1863, first lieuten- 
ant May 20, 1863, captain July 20, 1863; resigned March 2, 
1863. 

JOHN SHAFFER. 

Sergeant; enlisted November 14, 1861; captured at the battle 
of Sabine Cross Roads, La., April 8, 1864; commissioned cap- 
tain June 1, 1865; mustered out as sergeant July 19, 1865.* 

MICHAEL RADER. 

Corporal; enlisted November 14, 1861; wounded at the battle 

*Not mustered as captain because company was below minimum. 



ROSTER OF COMPANY F. 189 

of Champion's Hill, Miss., May 16, 1863; commissioned first 
lieutenant Decembex* 20, 1864; captain August 8, 1865; mus- 
tered out with the regiment. 

FIRST LIEUTENANTS. 

JOEL FERRIS. 

Sergeant; enlisted November 14, 1861; commissioned second 
lieutenant April 7, 1862; first lieutenant May 30, 1862; killed 
at Champion's Hill, Miss., May 16, 1863. 

GEORGE W. STONE. 

Enlisted November 14, 1861; commissioned second lieutenant 
May 20, 1863, first lieutenant Julv 27, 1863; discharged August 
10, 1864. 

GEORGE W. YATES. 

Sergeant; enlisted November 14, 1861; commissioned second 
lieutenant June 1, 1865, first lieutenant July 1, 1865; mustered 
out with the regiment as sergeant.* 

SECOND LIEUTENANTS. 

ATLAS A. BENHAM. 

Commissioned second lieutenant October 4, 1861; died near 

Point Pleasant, Mo., April 4, 1862. 
JAMES PERKINS. 

Corporal; enlisted November 14, 1861; commissioned second 

lieutenant May 30, 1862; resigned February 14, 1863. 

SERGEANTS. 

GEORGE McCORMICK. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 
ANTHONY J. TILTON. 

CORPORALS. 

DAVID SNOEBERGER. 

Discharged December 18, 1862, disability. 
LEWIS SUTTON. 

Discharged April 8, 1862. 
JOSEPH HERMAN. 

Discharged February 5, 1863, disability. 
GEORGE W. PORTER. 

Died at home November 24, 1862. 
DANIEL FRY. 

Veteran; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
JACOB QUINN. 

Died at Milliken's Bend, La., April 15, 1863. 

* Not mustered as lieutenant because company was below minimum. 



190 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

PRIVATES. 

WILLIAM PADEN. 

Detailed musician; discharged February 1, 1863. 

MICHAEL BLUE. 

Detailed musician; died at Helena, Ark., December 25, 1862. 

MATHIAS EASTWOOD. 

Detailed wagoner; died May 14, 1862, near Fort Pillow, Tenn. 

SILAS ATCHISON. 

Discharged August 25, 1862, disability. 

WILLIAM BARR. 

Died at New Madrid, Mo., April, 1862. 

HENRY E. BERRY. 

Veteran; captured at the battle of Sabine Cross Roads, La., 
April 8, 1864; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

DANIEL L. BLAUGER. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, term expired. 

FERDINAND BLACK. 

Discharged December 15, 1861. 

WILLIAM BUTLER. 

Promoted to corporal; killed at the battle of Champion's Hill, 
Miss., May 16, 1863. 

JAMES CAMPBELL. 

Promoted corporal; wounded at battle of Port Gibson, Miss., 
May 1, 1863; mustered out December 1, 1864, term expired. 

TILMAN A. H. CxiMPBELL. 

Veteran; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

WILLIAM CATELY. 

Transferred to the Invalid Corps December 8, 1862. 

JAMES S. COLEMAN. 

Veteran; captured at the battle of Sabine Cross Roads, La., 
April 8, 1864; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

JOSEPH S. COLLINS. 

Discharged September 3, 1862, disability. 

JOHN COMPTON. 

Died at Bardstown, Ky., January 28, 1862. 

DAVID CONNELL. 

Died at Milliken's Bend, La., June 12, 1864. 

RILEY COOK. 

Discharged 1862. 

JOHN COOK. 

Discharged April 12, 1862, disability. 

LAWRENCE CORRIGAN. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 



ROSTER OF COMPANY F. 191 

PATRICK CULHAM. 

Wounded at Vicksburg, Miss., during siege; mustered out 
December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 

ABRAHAM COX. 

Died at Helena, Ark., October 2-4, 1862. 

JAMES CRIPPEN. 

Wounded at the battle of Champion's Hill, Miss., May 16, 
1863; mustered out December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 

NATHANIEL DICKEY. 

Veteran; wounded at the battle of Champion's Hill, Miss., 
May 16, 1863; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

EPHRAIM DIX. 

Transferred to Marine Corps January, 1864. 

WILLIAM DOUGLAS. 

Veteran; promoted corporal; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

JAMES H. EASTWOOD. 

Died at Memphis, Tenn., June 20, 1862. 

SAMUEL D. FAUST. 

Veteran; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

MATHIAS S. FRANKLIN. 

Died at home January 20, 1862. 

SAMUEL GABLE. 

Veteran; captured at the battle of Sabine Cross Roads, La., 
April 8, 1864; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

ALBERT J. GILLAM. 

Discharged February 6, 1863, disability. 

JACOB GATES. 

Veteran; promoted corporal; captured at the battle of Sabine 
Cross Roads, La., April 8, 1864; mustered out September 4, 
1865. 

JAMES HASTINGS. 

Veteran; taken prisoner at the battle of Sabine Cross Roads; 
died while in prison. 

BENJAMIN HASTINGS. 

Veteran; promoted corporal; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

PETER HASTINGS. 

Transferred to Marine Corps January, 1863. 

JACOB IIEINEY. 

Veteran; promoted sergeant; wounded at the battle of Cham- 
pion's Hill, Miss., May 16, 1863; mustei-ed out September 4, 
1865. 

JONATHAN HINEY. 

Veteran; promoted sergeant; captured at the battle of Sabine 
Cross Roads, La., April 8, 1864; mustered out September 4, 
1865. 



192 , THE FOKTY-SIXTH INDIANA, 

ALEXANDER HOGELAN. 

Wounded at the battle of Champion's Hill, Miss., May 16, 
1863; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, 1863. 

LEVI HOOVER. 

Died in hospital April 2, 1862. 

GEORGE HUFFMAN. 

Veteran; promoted sergeant; captured at the battle of Sabine 
Cross Roads, La., April 8, 1864; mustered out September 4, 
1865. 

SILAS HURLEY. 

Died at Helena, Ark., August 26, 1862. 

JOHN W. HOWELL. 

Wounded at Carancro bayou. La., November 3, 1863; mustered 
out December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 

SETH IRELAND. 

Discharged March 14, 1863, disability. 

SAMUEL JEROME. 

Discharged; date unknown. 

SAMUEL KELLER. 

Discharged November 13, 1862. 

WILLIAM KNETTLE. 

Veteran; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

THOMAS KUHN. 

Discharged September 14, 1862, disability. 

DANIEL LESLIE. 

Veteran; discharged July 12, 1865, disability, caused by wounds 
received in battle at Champion's Hill, Miss., May 16, 1863. 

WILLIAM MATHERS. 

Veteran; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

SAMUEL W. McCRAY. 

Discharged May 19, 1862, disability. 

JOHN MEREDITH. 

Veteran; taken prisoner at Sabine Cross Roads; died while in 
rebel prison. 

HENRY MILLARD. 

Died at Helena, Ark., December 1, 1862. 

JAMES MORAN. 

Wounded at battle of Champion's Hill, Miss., May 16, 1863; 
died at Indianapolis, Ind., June 14, 1863. 

THOMAS NACE. 

Killed at Champion's Hill, Miss., May 16, 1863. 

WILLIAM F. NACE. 

Wounded at the battle of Champion's Hill, Miss., May 16, 
1863; mustered out December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 



ROSTER OF COMPANY P. 193 

JOSEPH NEARHOFF. 

Mustered out December 12, 1864. 

WILLIAM NOBLE. 

Died at Helena, Ark., 1862. 

THEOPHILUS OSBORN. 

Veteran; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

DAVID FLETCHER. 

Veteran; promoted corporal; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

HENRY C. PRUETT. 

Discharged September 11, 1862, disability. 
WILLIAM J. RIDINGER. 

Died at Memphis, Tenn., August 11, 1862. 
ISAAC RIMIER. 

Died of wounds received at Vicksburg, Miss., June 15, 1863. 
JOHN ROBINSON. 

Appointed corporal; appointed sergeant; mustered out Decem- 
ber 1, 1864, term of service expired. 
JACOB SELL. 

Veteran; captured at battle of Sabine Cross Roads, La., April 

8, 1864; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
JOSEPH SCOTT. 

Veteran; taken prisoner at battle of Champion's Hill, Miss., 

May 16, 1863; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
FRANCIS M. SHAFER. 

Veteran; promoted corporal; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
WILLIAM F. SWANGER. 

Veteran; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
BEECHER SHARP. 

Wounded at the battle of Champion's Hill, Miss., May 16, 

1863; mustered out December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 
SAMPSON SHUEY. 

Veteran; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
JOHN SPENCE. 

Dropped from the rolls by order. 
ANDREW SPENCE. 

Veteran; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
JONAS SLONIKER. 

Veteran; wounded at the battle of Port Gibson, Miss., May 

1, 1863; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
MICHAEL TAFFE. 

Killed at Champion's Hill, Miss., May 16, 1863. 
SAMUEL THOMPSON. 

Died at Madison, Ind., July 15, 1863. 
JAMES S. TRIPP. 

Died at Memphis, 1862. 



194 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

ALBERT W. TRIPP. 

Died at Memphis, 18G2. 
GEORGE WICKHAM. 

Discharged April 10, 1863, disability. 
JOSEPH WILLIS. 

Discharged December 16, 1862, disability. 
HEZEKIAH E. YOUNG. 

Died December 2, 1861. 
JOSEPH -ZERNS. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864. 

R ECRU ITS 

WILLIAM FRANKLIN. 

Discharged; date unknown. 

SAMUEL CODER. 

Discharged; date unknown. 



COMPANY G. 

[This company was mustered into the service November 5, 1861.] 
CAPTAINS. 

ROBERT W. SILL. 

Commissioned captain October 4, 1861; discharged November 
17, 1862. 
JOSEPH D. COWDIN. 

Commissioned first lieutenant October 4, 1861, captain Novem- 
ber 17, 1862; resigned December 23, 1862. 

WOODSON S. MARSHALL. 

Commissioned February 1, 1863; resigned July 28, 1863. 

JAMES HESS. 

Sergeant; enlisted November 5, 1861; commissioned second 
lieutenant May 7, 1862; first lieutenant November 17, 1862; 
captain July 29, 1863; mustered out December 12, 1864, term 
of service expired. 
JOSEPH L. CHAMBERLAIN. 

Enlisted November 5, 1861; commissioned captain December 
20, 1864; mustered out with the regiment. 

FIRST LIEUTENANTS. 

JOSEPH TAYLOR. 

Sergeant; enlisted November 5, 1861; commissioned first lieu- 
tenant July 29, 1863; honorably discharged November 12, 1864. 

ENOS TII():\IAS. 

Commissioned first lieutenant December 20, 1864; mustered 
out with the regiment. 



ROSTER OF COMPANY G. 195 

SECOND LIEUTENANTS. 

JOHN M. BERKEY. 

Enlisted November 5, 1861; commissioned second lieutenant 
December 1, 1863; resigned May 6, 1862. 

V/ILLIAM H. H. RADER. 

Sergeant; enlisted November 5, 1861; commissioned second 
lieutenant November 17, 1862; resigned August 1, 1863. 

JOSEPH H. CARR. 

Sergeant; enlisted November 5, 1861; wounded at. the battle 
of Champion's Hill, Miss., May 16, 1863; taken prisoner at 
the battle of Sabine Cross Roads, La,, April 8, 1864; confined 
at Tyler, Texas; commissioned second lieutenant June 1, 1865; 
mustered out as sergeant with the regiment.* 

SERGEANTS. 

D. M. TILTON. 

Discharged March 29, 1862, disability. 

CORPORALS. 

BENJAMIN F. STEPHENSON. 

Died at Bardstown, Ky., E'ebruary 16, 1862. 
DAVID M. HENDERSON. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864. 
JAMES SWISHER. 

Discharged April 26, 1862, disability. 
JOHN HUTCHERSON. 

Died September 26, 1862, at Helena, Ark. 
NATHAN A. ADAMS. 

Died at Milliken's Bend, La., April 24, 1863. 
J. H. DUNLOP. 

Discharged August 4, 1862, disability. 
ALEXANDER GUNN. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864. 
T. W. GALLAGER. 

Transferred to cavalry. 

PRIVATES. 

EPHRAIM JtlASON. 

Detailed wagoner; discharged June 11, 1862, disability. 
AMAZIAH WATSON. 

Detailed musician; mustered out June 29, 1865. 

E. R. COULSON. 

Detailed musician; discharged October 14, 1862, disability. 
JOHN M. BUNNELL. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, term expired. 

* Not mustered as lieutenant because company was below minimum. 



196 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

THOMAS M. BELL. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, term expired. 

ABEL BENJAMIN. 

Killed at the battle of Champion's Hill,* Miss., May 16, 1863. 

PHILIP M. BENJAMIN. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864. 

DENNIS BAGLEY. 

Veteran; promoted corporal; wounded in arm; taken prisoner 
at the battle of Sabine Cross Roads, La., April 8, 1864; con- 
fined at Camp Ford and Tyler, Texas; mustered out Septem- 
ber 4, 1865. 

JAMES CRISWELL. 

Discharged May, 1862, disability. 

WILLIAM R. CLOUSE. 

Veteran; killed at Sabine Cross Roads, La., April 8, 1864. 

LEWIS CHAMBERLIN. 

Discharged for disability. 

JOHN CLINGIN. 

Captured at Vermillionville, La. ; mustered out December 1,. 
1864. 

DANIEL CRONEN. 

Veteran; captured at battle of Sabine Cross Roads, La., April 
8, 1864; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

LOT M. CAMLIN. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864. 

SOLOMON M. CAMLIN. 

Promoted to corporal; wounded at Vicksburg, Miss.; dis- 
charged on account of wounds. 

JOSHUA T. COLVIN. 

Taken prisoner at the Colcasieu Pass, Texas, April 8, 1864; 

died in rebel prison at Camp Grose, Texas, December 26, 

1864. 
LEVI C. CLINE. 

Veteran; wounded at the battle of Port Gibson, Miss., May 1^ 

1863; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
HAMILTON CLINE. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864. 

PETER COLE. 

Veteran; promoted corporal; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

AMOS DUNHAM. 

Killed at the battle of Champion's Hill, Miss., May 16, 1863. 

WILLIAM DILLON. 

Veteran; wounded at the battle of Champion's Hill, Miss., 
May 16, 1863; wounded at Henderson, Ky., August 21, 1864; 
mustered out July 18, 1865. 



KOSTBR OF COMPANY G. 197 

HENRY EVANS. 

Mustered out December 21, 1864. 

WILLIAM T. EAVES. 

Mustered out July 18, 1865. 

DAVID EZRA. 

Discharged on account of disability. 
HENRY FUNK. 

Discharged August 24, 1863, disability. 
THOMAS G. GLASSFORD. 

Died June 1, 1863, of wounds received at the battle of Cham- 
pion's Hill, Miss., May 16, 1863. 
WILLIAM HAYWARD. 

Veteran; taken prisoner at the battle of Sabine Cross Roads, 

La., April 8, 1864; confined in prison at Tyler, Texas; mus- 
tered out September 4, 1865. 
HIRAM N. HUFAM. 

Discharged on account of disability. 
JOHN N. HARBERT. 

Veteran; promoted sergeant; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
JONATHAN HESS. 

Veteran; discharged April 27, 1865, disability. 
ROBERT W. HOWARD. 

Died March 12, 1862, at Benton, Mo. 
GEORGE IMES. 

Mustered out by order of General Halleck. 
JEREMIAH B. JOHNSON. 

Killed at Jackson, Miss., July 19, 1863. 
JAMES O. JOHNSON. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864. 
RUDOLPH KLIST. 
JACOB KANOUSE. 

Vetei'an; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
LEWELLEN KENTON. 

Discharged on account of disability. 
JACOB LARGURT. 

Discharged on account of disability. 
JAMES LUZADDER. 

Veteran; wounded at the battle of Carancro bayou, La., 

November 3, 1863; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
ANTHONY MASTAN. 

Died at Riddle's Point, Mo., March 26, 1862. 
AMBROSE MUDGE. 

Discharged March 15, 1864, disability. 
COLON McCULLOCH. 

Discharged August 24, 1863, disability. 



198 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

SYLVESTER McFARLAND. 

Discharged May 10, 1862, disability. 

JULIUS McDonald. 

Discharged December 18, 1862, disability. 

WILLIAM MYERS. 

Discharged June 11, 1862, disability. 

JOHN A. NICHOLSON. 

Discharged February 11, 1863, disability. 

JOHN NOLES. 

Died January 6, 1862. 

ELIJAH T. OLIVER. 

Discharged September 16, 1862. 

JOSHUA H. PERFECT. 

Discharged on account of disability; date unknown. 

RICHARD N. PALMER. 

Discharged August 15, 1862, disability. 

ALEXANDER PAIGE. 

Discharged for disability. 

HUGH QUINN. 

Mustered out May 5, 1865. 

CHARLES ROGERS. 

Veteran; promoted sergeant; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
WILLIAM ROGERS. 

Discharged May 8, 1862, disability. 
MARTIN ROWAN. 

Discharged January 13, 1863, disability. 
FRANCIS J. RADER. 

Discharged August 12, 1862, disability. 
JAMES A. REYNOLDS. 

Killed at Carthage, La., May 26, 1863. 
GEORGE M. RIGGINS. 

Died at Bardstown, Ky. ; date unknown. 
JOHN F. SHULTZ. 

Veteran; promoted corporal; mustered out September 4, 1865» 
FLORA SIIEHAN. 

Died June 7, 1863, of wounds received at the battle of Cham- 
pion's Hill, Miss., May 16, 1863. 
GEORGE SWARTZELL. 

Died at Benton, Mo., February 26, 1862. 
JACKSON SWISHER. 

Killed at the battle of Port Gibson, Miss., May 1, 1863. 
WILLIAM THOMAS. 
JESSE B. THORNTON. 

Veteran; mustered out September 4, 1865. 



EOSTEE OF COMPANY G. 199 

MARION THOMPSON. 

Died at Helena, Ark., November 11, 1862. 
JOHN TILTON. 

Discharged November, 1862, disability. 
SYLVAN VAN VOORST. 

Discharged January 8, 1863, disability. 
SYLVESTER WILEY. 

Discharged April 2, 1862, disability. 
JOHN W. WARWICK. 

Died April 4, 1863. 
GEORGE WILLIAMS. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864. 
AARON WOOD. 

Promoted corporal; mustered out December 1, 1864. 
HENRY WHITE. 

Died September 9, 1862. 
THOMAS WICKHAM. 

Discharged April 24, 1862, disability. 
J. K. M. WOOD. 

Veteran; drowned at Memphis, Tenn., June 17, 1864. 
ALLEN WHITE. 

Veteran; taken prisoner at the battle of Sabine Cross Roads, 

La., April 8, 1864; confined at Tyler and Camp Ford, Texas; 

mustered out September 4, 1865. 
JOHN WHITE. 

Discharged September 16, 1862, disability. 
JOHN B. WALDRON. 

Veteran; promoted corporal; wounded at Jackson, Miss., July, 

1863; taken prisoner at the battle of Sabine Cross Roads, La., 

April 8, 1864; confined at Tylei", Texas; mustered out Septem- 
ber 4, 1865. 
J. W. YOUNT. 

Discharged January 13, 1863, disability. 
WILLIAM YATES. 

Mustered out by General Order, No. 14, General Halleck. 

RECRUITS. 

WILLIAM H. BONNELL. 

Mustered in January 2, 1862; veteran; wounded at the battle 
of Champion's Hill, Miss., May 16, 1863, receiving two wounds, 
one in body and one in leg; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

JOHN E. CHAMBERLAIN. 

Mustered in January 28, 1863; mustered out September 4, 
1865. 

JAMES C. CHAMBERLAIN. 

Mustered in September 14, 1862; taken prisoner at the battle 



200 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

of Sabine Cross Roads, La., April 8, 1864; confined at Tyler 
Texas; mustered out July 18, 1865. 

GEORGE EAVES. 

Mustered in November 10, 1864; mustered out September 4, 
1865. 

WILLIAM H. FRY. 

Mustered in February 17, 1864; mustered out June 8, 1865. 

JACOB GUESS. 

Mustered in May 14, 1862; wounded at the battle of Cham- 
pion's Hill, Miss., May 16, 1863; taken prisoner at the battle 
of Sabine Cross Roads, La., April 8, 1864; confined at Camp 
Gross and Tyler, Texas; mustered out April 18, 1865. 

JAMES D. HARRISON. 

Mustered in July 28, 1864; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

JOHN F. RADER. 

Mustered in January 14, 1862; mustered out December 1, 1864. 

FRANCIS M. SMITH. 

Mustered in March 24, 1862; mustered out March 27, 1865. 



COMPANY H. 

[This company was mustered into the U. S. Service November 5, 1861.] 
CAPTAINS. 

FELIX B. THOMAS. 

Commissioned October 4, 1861; resigned March 28, 1862. 

GEORGE BURSON. 

Commissioned first lieutenant October 4, 1861, as captain May 
29, 1862; transferred to colored regiment. 

JAMES W. BROWN. 

Commissioned second lieutenant October 4, 1861, as first lieu- 
tenant March 29, 1862, as captain April 22, 1863; mustered 
out on expiration of term December 28, 1864. 
JAMES F. MITCHEL. 

Sergeant; enlisted November 5, 1861; commissioned second 
lieutenant March 29, 1862, as first lieutenant Aprir22, 1863, 
as captain December 29, 1864, wounded at the seige of Jack- 
son, Miss., July 17, 1863; mustered out with the regiment. 

FIRST LIEUTENANTS. 

MARTIN L. BURSON. 

Sergeant; enlisted November 5, 1861; commissioned second 
lieutenant April 22, 1863, as first lieutenant December 29, 
1864; mustered out with the regiment. 

SECOND LIEUTENANTS. 

JOHN E. DOYLE. 

Sergeant; enlisted November 5, 1861; commissioned second 



ROSTER OF COMPANY H. 201 

lieutenant June 1, 1865; mustered out with the regiment as 
sergeant.* 

SERGEANTS. 

WILLIAM M. HAZEN. 

Discharged November 1, 1862, disability. 
H. F. SOUDERE. 

Veteran; died September 24, 1864. 

CORPORALS. 

JAMES H. BUNTAIN. 

Died October 25, 1862. 
<^EORGE E. MEEK. 
LEWIS PRICE. 

Wounded at the battle of Champion's Hill, Miss., May 16, 

1863; mustered out. 
J. M. ENSBERGER. 

Veteran; promoted sergeant; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
JOHN CHAMBERLAIN. 

Discharged April 7, 1863. 
ABRAHAM BRIGHT. 

Veteran; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
SAMUEL E. FISHER. 

Killed at Port Gibson, Miss., May 1, 1863. 
JOSEPH McFARLAND. 

Died at New Madrid, Mo., March 13, 1862. 

PRIVATES. 

JOHN H. GILLASPIE. 

Detailed musician; transferred to non-commissioned staff; dis- 
charged May 15, 1863. 
ANDREW BURSON. 

Detailed musician; discharged June 22, 1862, by order. 
JOSHUA GOSSAGE. 

Detailed wagoner; discharged December 27, 1863, disability. 
MARSHALL H. AGER. 

Killed at the battle of Champion's Hill, Miss., May 16, 1863. 
PETER M. BLEW. 

Discharged May 31, 1862, by order. 
JOHN BROWN. 

Died at Helena, Ark., November 4, 1862. 
COMMODORE S. BURSON. 

Killed at the battle of Champion's Hill, Miss., May 16, 1863. 
FLETCHER BORDERS. 

Discharged October 14, 1862, by order. 
JOHN W. BENEFIELD. 

Veteran; promoted corporal; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

*Not mustered as lieutenant because company was below minimum. 



202 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

ISAAC CAMPBELL. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864. 

MICHAEL B. CRIST. 

Discharged 1863, disability. 

GEORGE CRIST. 
Discharged 1864. 

HENRY CLAPP. 

Discharged April, 1863. 

W. H. CRIST. 

Died at Helena, Ark., October, 1862. 

MAURICE CONNER. 

Veteran; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
DANIEL COBLE. 

Died May 12, 1863, of wounds received at the battle of Port 

Gibson, Miss., May 1, 1863. 
JOHN M. CLARK. 

Died at Memphis, Tenn., August 1, 1862. 
MATHIAS CRIST. 

Discharged May 21, 1862, by order. 
THOMAS CAREY. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864. 
WILLIAM B. CLARK. 

Discharged May 10, 1862, by order. 
GEORGE CRUM. 

Mustered out September 4, 1865. 
JACKSON CAPPIS. 

Discharged April 4, 1862. 
SAMUEL DUNN. 

Died at St. Louis, Mo., May 13, 1864. 
JAMES H. DUPOY. 

Drowned at Osceola, Ark., May 18, 1862. 
WILLIAM DAVIDSON. 

Died at Camp Wickliffe, Ky., January 12, 1862. 
THOMAS P. DeMOSS. 

Veteran; wounded at Riddle's Point, Mo., March 19, 1862; 

wounded at the battle of Sabine Cross Roads, La., April 8, 

1864; discharged January 21, 1864, disability. 
AARON DUNFEE. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864. 
WILLIAM ENYART. 

Discharged May 31, 1862, by order. 
JAMES C. FISHER. 

Veteran; promoted corporal; captured at the battle of Sabine 

Cross Roads, La,, April 8, 1864; mustered out September 4,, 

1865. 



ROSTER OF COMPANY H. 203 

WILLIAM FALER. 

Veteran; wounded at the battle of Port Gibson, Miss,, May 1, 
1863; captured at the battle of Sabine Cross Roads, La., April 
8, 1864; died at home June 13, 1865, 

SAMUEL FISHER. 

Transferred to Mississippi River Marine Brigade, 1862. 

WILLIAM FALLIS. 

Discharged 1862, by order. 

JOHN H. GILL. 

Discharged November, 1862, disability. 

THOMAS J. GALBREATH. 

Discharged May 31, 1862, by order. 

JOSEPH GARBINSON. 

Died 1862. 
DANIEL GARBINSON. 

Veteran; captured at the battle of Sabine Cross Roads, La., 

April 8, 1864; mustered out July 15, 1865. 
GEORGE GOOD. 

Died at Memphis, Tenn., 1862. 
JOHN A. GUNTER. 

Discharged May 31, 1862. 
W. T. HAWKINS. 

Died at Memphis, Tenn., 1862. 
THOMAS HOWARD. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864. 
HENRY HERRICK. 

Discharged 1862, by order. 
LAWRENCE HARTELROAD. 

Veteran; promoted corporal; captured at the battle of Sabine 

Cross Roads, La., April 8, 1864; mustered out September 4, 

1865. 
NELSON HILAND. 

Discharged May 31, 1862, by order. 
LEWIS J. HASKELL. 

Died at Bardstown, Ky., January 31, 1862. 
JESSE HEIGHT. 

Died at Helena, Ark., July 22, 1862. 
THOMAS B. HEDGES. 

Veteran; promoted corporal; promoted sergeant; mustered 

out Sej^tember 4, 1865. 
ANDREW KETNER. 

Discharged 1862, disability. 
Q. O. LITTLE. 
JOHN LEACH, Sr. 

Discharged June 22, 1862, disability. 



204 THB FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

JOHNSON LIDYARD. 

Veteran; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

THOMAS S. LONG. 

Discharged February 5, 1863, disability. 

GEORGE LAMB. 

Veteran; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

JOHN A. MOWRY. 

Veteran; promoted corporal; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

JOHN MYERS. 

Discharged May 31, 1862, by order. 

JOSIAH H. MAYER. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 

WILLIAM MAYER. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 

JOHN J. MAYER. 

Veteran; promoted corporal; wounded at the battle of Cham- 
pion's Hill, Miss., May 16, 1863; mustered out September 4, 
1865. 

JOHN N. MULLENS. 

Veteran; promoted first sergeant; captured at the battle of 
Sabine Cross Roads, La., April 8, 1864; mustered out Septem- 
ber 4, 1865. 

JOHN McNAMAR. 

Veteran; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

JOHN McGLAUGHLIN. 

Discharged 1862, disability. 

JACOB OLIVER. 

Taken prisoner at the battle of Sabine Cross Roads, La., April 
8, 1864; died in prison at Tyler, Texas, November, 1864. 

JOHN OVERMYER. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 

GEORGE W. PASSINS. 

Died at Tiptonville, Tenn., April 18, 1862. 

JAMES PASSINS. 

Veteran; captured at the battle of Sabine Cross Roads, La., 
April 8, 1864; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

CHARLES N. RAVER. 

Discharged May 31, 1862, by order, 

HENRY P. RAVER. 

Discharged 1862, disability. 
GEORGE M. ROW. 

Mustered out. 
JACOB REICHARD. 

Veteran; mustered out September 4, 1865. 



ROSTBB OF COMPANY H. 205 

HENRY REICHARD. 

Veteran; promoted corporal; wounded at the battle of Port 

Gibson, Miss., May 1, 1863; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
JACOB RUFF, Jr. 

Died at Evansville, Ind., May 10, 1862. 
JAMES RYAN. 

Drowned at St. Charles, Ark., June 18, 1862. 
ALLEN W. STEPHENS. 

Died at New Orleans, La., September 8, 1863. 
MARTIN SHANK. 

Died at Helena, Ark., February 22, 1863. 
ANDREW J. SKINNER. 

Veteran; promoted sergeant; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
CHARLES SCHOBER. 

Discharged 1862. 
GEORGE H. TAYLOR. 

Discharged May 31, 1862, by order. 
GEORGE W. TAYLOR, Sr. 

Discharged May 31, 1862, by order. 
GEORGE W. TAYLOR, Jr. 

Discharged 1862. 
IRA C. WASHBURN. 

Died at Memphis, Tenn., October, 1862. 
ELIHU P. WASHBURN. 

Veteran; promoted sergeant; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
DAVID W^OOD. 

Discharged June 9, 1862, by order. 
GEORGE WASHINGTON. 

Died at Evansville, Ind., May 10, 1862. 
THOMAS YOUNG. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 

RECRUITS. 

JOHN K. ALMA. 

Mustered in February 1, 1865; mustered out September 14, 

1865. 

JOHN K. BENEFIEL. 

Mustered in January 15, 1864; died at Lexington, Ky., April 
14, 1865. 

IRA BROWN. 

Mustered in October 19, 1864; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
MICHAEL B. CHRIST. 

Mustered in March 13, 1864; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
GEORGE DIAMOND. 
ISAAC FELKER. 

Mustered in February 22, 1865; mustered out September 4, 1865.. 



206 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

RUFUS GILLESPIE. 

Mustered August 2, 1864; promoted corporal; mustered out 
September 4, 1865. 

ALBERT HALL. 

Mustered March, 1865; promoted corporal; mustered out Sep- 
tember 4, 1865. 

GEORGE KEY. 

Mustered February 22, 1865; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
JAMES KEY. 

Mustered February 22, 1865; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
SAMUEL F. RAWLEY. 

Mustered January 19, 1862; died at Helena, Ark., April 18, 1862. 
JOHN F. REAP. 

Mustered February 22, 1865; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
CHARLES N. RAVER. 

Mustered March 8, 1864; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
DAVID SHUNK. 

Mustered February 22, 1865; mustered out July 15, 1865. 



COMPANY I. 

[This company was mustered into the service December 2, 1861.] 
CAPTAINS. 

JAMES H. THOMAS. 

Commissioned October 4, 1861; resigned October 21, 1862. 
JOHN W. F. LISTON. 

Commissioned first lieutenant October 4, 1861, as captain 
October 22, 1862; resigned November 29, 1864. 
FREDERICK FITCH. 

Corporal; Enlisted December 2, 1861; appointed sergeant 
January 22, 18G4; commissioned captain January 1, 1865; mus- 
tered out Avith the regiment. 

FIRST LIEUTENANTS. 

JACOB S. McCOMICK. 

Sergeant; enlisted December 2, 1861; commissioned first lieu- 
tenant October 22, 1862; wounded at Champion's Hill, Miss., 
May 16, 1863; mustered out on expiration of term, December 
28, 1864. 

ALBERT J. ABBOTT. 

Enlisted December 2, 1861; promoted sergeant October, 1862; 
commissioned first lieutenant January 28, 1865; mustered out 
with regiment. 



BOSTBB OF COMPANY I, 207 

SECOND LIEUTENANTS. 

I^^APOLEON B. BOOTH. 

Commissioned second lieutenant October 4, 1861; resigned 
May 21, 1862. 
JOSEPH H. BENNER. 

Sergeant; enlisted December 2, 1861; commissioned second 
lieutenant May 22, 1862; resigned December 29, 1862. 

JACOB HUDLOW. 

Sergeant; enlisted December 2, 1861; commissioned second 
lieutenant December 30, 1862; killed at Sabine Cross Roads, 
La., April 8, 1864. 
ROBERT H. MARTIN. 

Enlisted December 2, 1861; appointed corporal; commissioned 
second lieutenant June 1, 1865; mustered out with regiment 
as sergeant.* 

SERGEANTS. 

HAMPTON C. BOOTH. 

Discharged May, 1862, disability. 

D. T. KRISHER. 

Wounded at the battle of Champion's Hill, Miss., May 16, 
1863; mustered out December 12, 1864, term of service expired. 

CORPORALS. 

THOMAS COOPER. 

Veteran; promoted sergeant; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

J. H. MARTIN. 

Discharged December 12, 1862, disability. 

ROBERT McELHENY. 

Mustered out December 12, 1864, term of service expired. 

E. A. THOMAS. 

Veteran; transferred to Company G. 

JOHN DOUGLAS. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 

HENRY C. CLUM. 

Died at Memphis, Tenn., June 14, 1862. 

PRIVATES. 

WILLIAM SPADER. 

Detailed musician; discharged May 28, 1862, disability. 

MARTIN L. SURFACE. 

Detailed musician; wounded at the battle of Port Gibson, 
Miss., May 1, 1863; died at Evansville, Ind., June 20, 1863, 
from such wounds. 

A. HARONN. 

Detailed wagoner; discharged May 28, 1862, by order, disa- 
bility. 
*Not mustered as lieutenant because company was below minimum. 



208 TUE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

T. G. BUTTON. 

Killed May 16, 1863, at the battle of Champion's Hill, Miss^ 

ARTEMUS BTJRNSWORTH. 

Drowned in Tallahatchie river March 6, 1863. 
J. BRADY. 

Discharged November, 1862, disability. 
GEORGE W. BECKETT. 

Veteran; wounded at the battle of Port Gibson, Miss., May 1^ 

1863; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
JESSE COLBERT. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, terra of service expired. 
W. A. CUSTER. 

Veteran; transferred to Company B January 2, 1864. 
RICHARD CALHOUN. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 
ALLEN CALHOUN. 

Transferred to Sixteenth Ohio Battery September 18, 1863. 
J. CRISMER. 
ORVIL DEPOT. 

Died at Cairo, 111., August, 1862. 
WALTER DUNKLE. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 

G. W. DILTS. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 
JOHN H. ENGART. 

Veteran; promoted corporal; mustered out September 4, 1865, 
H. FISHPAUGH. 

Veteran; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
D. R. GARRETT. 
JOHN GRASS, Jr. 

Veteran; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
JOHN GRAY. 

Veteran; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
THOMAS HUMBERT. 

Killed at the battle of Champion's Hill, Miss., May 16, 1863. 
MILTON HANCOCK. 

Died at Vicksburg, Miss., July 27, 1863, of wounds received at 

the battle of Jackson, Miss., July 17, 1863. 
JOHN HAMILTON. 

Veteran; captured at the battle of Sabine Cross Roads, La., 

April 8, 1864. 
G. W. HOOVER. 

Discharged May 28, 1862, by order. 
SAMUEL HUNTER. 

Died at Memphis, Tenn., July 24, 1863. 



ROSTER OF COMPANY I. -09 

ISAAC JONES. 

Died at Bardstown, Ky., January J5, Ibb^. 

SAMUEL JOHNSON. ^ . • ;, . 

Discharcred August 18, 1863, on account of wounds received at 
the battle of Champion's Hill, Miss., May 16, 1863. 

V. J. JULIAN. 

Died at Logansport, Ind., May 25, 1862. 

ANDREW JOHNSON. 

Died at Logansport, Ind., May, 1862. 

WILLIAM F. KEEP. 

Veteran; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

JOHN G. KRELLER. 

Veteran; promoted corporal; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

JOHN J. KUSSMAIEL. 

Veteran; promoted corporal; mustered out September 4, 1864. 

JEFFERSON KISTLER. 

Killed at the battle of Champion's Hill, Miss., May 16, 1863. 

SOLOMON KLINE. - a .^ 

Discharged October 7, 1863, on account of wounds received at 
the battle of Champion's Hill, Miss., May 16, 1863. 

JAMES KERR. 

Discharged May 28, 1862, by order. 

JOHN MURPHY. 

Died at Lagro, Ind., April 27, 1862. 

JOSEPH MYERS. ^ ^. , „. 

Discharged September 19, 1862, by order, disability. 

CHARLES D. MELLINGER. -,,.„^r- at iri«r^ 

Killed at the battle of Champion's Hill, Miss., May 16, 1863. 

WILLIAM MAYER. 

Discharged March 8, 1864, disability. 

JOHN MEANS. 
SAMUEL McNALLY. 

Discharged February 7, 1863, disability. 

WILLIAM OLIVER. ^ ^^.^, ^^. ^. _ ^_^„ 

Killed at the battle of Champion's Hill, Miss., May lb, 1863. 

JOHN H. PERSINGER. 

Veteran; mustered out September 4, i»b5. 

BADLEY PORTER. , , , . ^ .. 

Veteran; promoted sergeant; captured at the battle ot Sabine 
Cross Roads, La., April 8, 1864; mustered out September 4, 
1865. 

GEORGE W. PORTER. ^ , , i i: nv. 

Veteran; promoted sergeant; wounded at the battle ot Cham- 
pion's Hill, Miss., May 16, 1863; mustered out September 4, 
1865. 



210 THE FOBTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

C. S. PEABODY. 

Veteran; promoted sergeant; wounded at Jackson, Miss., July, 
1863; captured at the battle of Sabine Cross Roads, La., April 
8, 1864; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

J. G. PARISH. 

Killed in Arkansas, near the mouth of White river, by guer- 
rillas, June 28, 1862. 

LAWRENCE RUFF. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 

WILLIAM SPENCE. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 

WILLIAM SCHOFER. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 

J. B. SCOTT. 

Mustered out September 4, 1865. 

CHARLES SEGRAVES. 

Veteran; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

JONAS STIVER. 

Died May 29, 1863, of wounds received at the battle of Cham- 
pion's Hill, Miss., May 16, 1863. 

VALENTINE TODD. 

Mustered out October 2, 1865. 

JAI^IES TODD. 

Died at Osceola, Ark., April 15, 1862. 

JAMES TUBES. 

Discharged October 15, 1863, disability. 

HENRY WHITMORE. 

Veteran; promoted sergeant; wounded at battle of Cham- 
pion's Hill, Miss., May 16, 1863; mustered out September 4, 
1865. 

JOHN WHITE. 

Veteran; wounded at the battle of Champion's Hill, Miss., 
May 16, 1863; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

J. A. WILSON. 

Veteran; promoted sergeant; captured at the battle of Sabine 
Cross Roads, La., April 8, 1864; mustered out September 4, 

1865. 

ELI P. WASHBURN. 

Discharged August 18, 1862. 

J. E. WARFIELD. 

Veteran; discharged June 22, 1864. 

J. W. WALTERS. 

Veteran; wounded at the battle of Champion's Hill, Miss., 
May 16, 1863; died at Royal Center, Ind., July 10, 1864. 



ROSTER OF COMPANY I. 211 

SAMUEL WALTERS. 

Died at St. Louis, Mo., April 15, 1862. 

W. J. WALTERS. 

Discharged February 9, 1863, disability. 

TAYLOR WILSON. 

Died at Memphis, Tenn., October 28, 1862. 

D. M. WHITCOMB. 

Discharged November 16, 1862, disability. 

DENNIS WHITMORE. 

Died at Evansville, Ind., April 15, 1862. 

J. J. WILEY. 

Discharged January 13, 1863, disability. 

JOHN VERNON. 

Veteran; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

RECRUITS. 

JAMES AIKEN. 

Mustered in August 1, 1864. 

WILLIAM BARBOUR. 

Mustered in January 27, 1864; mustered out August 9, 1865. 

ISAAC BELEW. 

Mustered in March 29, 1865; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

JAMES H. BARNHART. 

Mustered in November 3, 1864. 
THEODORE COX. 

Mustered in February 29, 1864.' 
HENRY DAVIS. 

Mustered in February 22, 1862; died May 18, 1863, of wounds 

received at the battle of Port Gibson, Miss., May 1, 1863. 
CHARLES DAVIDSON. 

Mustered m September 22, 1862; mustered out July 17, 1865. 

EPHRAIM EDMONDS. 

Mustered in January 27, 1864; died at New Orleans, La., July 

30, 1864. 
AUGUST EBERLINE. 

Mustered March 29, 1865; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
GEORGE W. GRUM. 

Mustered February 22, 1862; promoted quartermaster sergeant; 

discharged January 3, 1865, disability. 
JOHN GRASS, Sr. 

Mustered February 3, 1864; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

WILLIAM R. GURLEY. 

Veteran; mustered January 2, 1864; mustered out September 
4, 1865. 



212 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

DANIEL GROFT. 

Mustered January 27, 1864; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

ISAAC GROFT. 

Mustered January 27, 1864; died at New Orleans, La., Sep- 
tember 30, 1864. 

GEORGE HAMILTON. 

Mustered February 1, 1862; died at St. Charles, Ark., July 1,. 
1862. 

DANIEL HARROD. 

Mustered March 26, 1862; wounded at the battle of Port Gib- 
son, Miss., May 1, 1863; mustered out March 25, 1865. 

LEVI HOCKERSMITH. 

Mustered January 27, 1864; mustered out March 25, 1865. 

WILLIAM HULL. 

Mustered January 27, 1864; mustered out August 21, 1865. 

WILLIAM HENRY. 

Mustered January 27, 1864; mustered out August 21, 1865. 

JAMES A. HOLMS. 

Mustered March 10, 1864. 

LEWIS KELLY. 

Mustered March 10, 1864; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

JOHN KELLY. 

Mustered August 1, 1864. 

JACOB LIGHTCAP. 

Mustered March 10, 1864; died at New Orleans, La., June 18^ 
1864. 

JULIUS MAYER. 

Mustered February 1, 1862; promoted. 

EDWARD P. MOWER. 

Mustered January 27, 1864; promoted corporal; mustered out 
September 4, 1865. 

HIRAM MOORE. 

Mustered July 19, 1864; promoted corporal; mustered out 
September 4, 1865. 

AMOS ORPIT. 

Veteran; mustered December 24, 1861; captured at the battle 
of Sabine Cross Roads, La., April 8, 1864; wounded at Jack- 
son, Miss., July, 1863. ^ 

MOSES C. PASINGER. 

Mustered in December 16, 1862; died at Indianapolis, Ind.» 
May 1, 1863. 

WILLIAM PARKER. 

Mustered in February 29, 1864; died at Lagro, Ind., October 
30, 1864. 



ROSTER OF COMPANY K. 213 

GEORGE SCHLEH. 

Mustered in September 22, 1862; wounded at the battle of 

Port Gibson, Miss., May 1, 1863; killed at the battle of Sabine 

Cross Roads, La., April 8, 1864. 
RICHARD SANBURN. 

Mustered in September 22, 1862; mustered out July 17, 1865. 
GEORGE STETLER. 

Mustered in January 27, 1864; mustered out July 17, 1865. 
JOHN SCHRADER. 

Mustered in February 3, 1864; mustered out July 17, 1865. 
GEORGE W. SHRADER. 

Mustered in January 27, 1864; died at New Orleans, La., 

September 15, 1864. 
FREDRICK SCHRADER. 

Mustered in February 3, 1864; died at New Orleans, La., May 

7, 1864. 
JOHN VOORHIS. 

Mustered in January 27, 1865; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
SAMUEL L. VERNON. 

Mustered in March 29, 1865; mustered out September 4, 1865. 



COMPANY K. 

[This company was mustered into the U. S. Service Novembers, 1861.] 
CAPTAINS. 

BENJAMIN A. GROVER. 

Commissioned October 4, 1861; resigned July 22, 1863. 
ROBERT M. SHIELDS. 

Commissioned second lieutenant October 4, 1861, captain July 

23, 1862; mustered out December 12, 1864, term of service 

expired. 
CHESTER CHAMBERLAIN. 

Corporal; enlisted December 11, 1861; commissioned first 

lieutenant July 1, 1864, captain December 13, 1864; mustered 

out with regiment. 



FIRST LIEUTENANTS. 

JOHN McCLUNG. 

Sergeant; enlisted December 11, 1861; commissioned second 
lieutenant April 30, 1862, first lieutenant July 23, 1863; killed 
at the battle of Sabine Cross Roads, La., April 8, 1864. 



214 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

GEORGE C. HORN. 

Mustered into service December 15, 1861; appointed com- 
missary sergeant September 16, 1862; commissioned first lieu- 
tenant January 16, 1865; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

SECOND LIEUTENANTS. 

JACOB H. LEITER. 

Commissioned second lieutenant October 4, 1861; resigned 
April 30, 1862. 

JOHN M. VAN METER. 

Sergeant; enlisted December 11, 1861; captured at the battle 
of Sabine Cross Roads, La., April 8, 1864; commissioned 
second lieutenant June 1, 1865; mustered out as sergeant witli 
regiment.* 

SERGEANTS. 

GEORGE VAN METER. 

Died on Mississippi river February 26, 1862. 

HENRY A. BRUND. 

Discharged January 4, 1863, disability. 

J. C. MOSES. 

Discharged February 14, 1863, disability. 

LEVI BURTCH. 

Discharged September 25, 186-, disability. 

CORPORALS. 

AMBROSE McVOKE. 

Veteran; captured at the battle of Sabine Cross Roads, La.^ 
April 8, 1864; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

O. C. SMITH. 

Discharged September 20, 1862, disability. 

JOHN MARSHMAN. 

Veteran; discharged March 30, 1865, disability. 

JOHN VICE. 

Veteran; mustered out September 16, 1865. 

SIMON MILLER. 

Discharged July 3, 1863, disability. 

JONAS HICKSON. 

Died at Riddle's Point, Mo., April 7, 1862. 

SHERMAN HASKILL. 

Discharged June 10, 1862, by order. 

* Not mustered as lieutenant because company was below minimum. 



ROSTER OF COMPANY K. 215^ 

PRIVATES. 

JOHN STRADLEY. 

Detailed musician; discharged February 20, 18G3, disability 

JOHN HUFFMAN. 

Detailed wagoner; discharged June 10, 1862, by order. 

LARKIN ADAMSON. 

Killed at the battle of Port Gibson, Miss., May 1, 1868 

ROBERTSON ADAMSON. 

Veteran; promoted sergeant; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

A. B. ANDREWS. 

Discharged July .31, 1862, disability. 
D. R. BALL. 

Veteran; promoted sergeant; mustered out September 4, 1865.. 
J. R. BELL. 

Died at Evansville, Ind., September, 1862. 
ISAAC BEMENDERFER 

Discharged June 10, 1862, by order. 
THOMAS BLACKETER. 

Died at Camp Wickliffe, Ky., January 21, 1862. 
WILLIAM BROCKUS. 

Died at Bardstown, Ky., January 19, 1862. 
JESSE BUZAN. 

Discharged June 10, 1862, by order. 
SIMON CAMP. 

Veteran; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
ELIJA CLISE. 

Died at Mound City, 111., September 8, 1862, 
DANIEL CLISE. 

Died at St. Louis, Mo., October 18, 1862. 
A. P. COLLINS. 

Discharged June 10, 1862, by order. 
WILLIAM COOK. 

Veteran; wounded at the battle of Champion's Hill, Miss., 

May 16, 1864; captured at the battle of Sabine Cross Roads, 

La., April 8, 1864; mustered out September 4, 1865, 
CHARLES W. COLWELL. 

Veteran; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
WILLIAM DAVIS. 

Veteran; mustered out September 4, 1865 
JOSEPH GAUDEY. 

Died at Bardstown, Ky,, February 9, 1862. 
LEVI R. HASKILL. 

Veteran; mustered out September 4. 
ADAM GAUDEY. 

Promoted corporal; wounded at the battle of Port Gibson, 



216 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

Miss., May 1, 1863, losing right arm; discharged August 8, 
1863, because of wounds. 

J. HARDY. 

Discharged June 10, 1862, by order. 

JOHN A HOOVER. 

Died of wounds received at the battle of Champion's Hill, 

Miss., May 16, 1863. 

SAMUEL HOOVER. 

Veteran; mustered out with regiment. 

WILLIAM HUNTER. 
JACOB HEAD. 

D. C. JENKINS. 

Veteran; captured at the battle of Sabine Cross Roads, La., 
April 8, 1864; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

JOHN JOHNSON. 

Veteran; promoted sergeant; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

SAMUEL JOHNSON. 

Veteran; captured at the battle of Sabine Cross Roads, La., 
April' 8, 1864; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
WILLIAM JOHNSON. 

Killed at Fort Pemberton, Miss., April 14, 1863. 

ASBURY JOHNSON. 

Died at Camp Wickliffe, Ky., February 9, 1862. 

ISRAEL JOHNSON. 

Discharged November, 1862. 

WILLIAM KREGHBAUM. 

Veteran; captured at the battle of Sabine Cross Roads, La., 
April 8, 1864; mustered out September 4, 1865. 
JEFFERSON MARSHMAN. 

Veteran; wounded at the battle of Sabine Cross Roads, La., 
April 8, 1864; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

GEORGE W. MATHEWS. 

Veteran; captured at the battle of Sabine Cross Roads, La., 
April 8, 1864; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

LEWIS MESNER. 

Captured at Vermillionsville, La., November 12, 1863; mus- 
tered out December 1, 1864, term of service expired. 
THOMAS McCLEARY. 

Discharged June 10, 1862, by order. 

JACOB :miller. 

Discharged June 10, 1862, by order. 

GEORGE C. MOORE. 

Veteran; promoted corporal; captured at the battle of Sabine 
Cross Roads, La., April 8, 1864; mustered out September 4, 
1865. 



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ROSTER OF COMPANY K. 



^- ^Dle^'d^a^'Bardstown, Ky., March 17, 1862. 

JOHN RITCHEY. 

Discharged January 15, l»bd. 

H. S. RITCHEY. oq iQfi9 

Died at St. Louis, Mo., October 23, 186.. 

FRISBY N. RICHARDSON. 

Veteran; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

F. M. RIED. 

Discharged June 10, 186.. 

TOSEPH T. ROSS. , . lopr; 

Veteran; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

TAMES ROSS. , , 

D^charged June 10, 1862, by order. 

MICHAEL ROONEY. 

^'^'SL^d i.f Sis^issippi rive. August 20, 1862. 

''• ^Slt'sabme Cross Roads, La., Apvil 8, 1864. 

^^^Slcf" D^ccnbe,. 1, 1864, te.™ of service expired. 

■'^'^e ™e!pturea at t.e battle of SaMne Cross Roads, La., 
April 8, 1864; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

SAMUEL SHIELDS. 

Discharged June 10, 1862, by order. 

^^Ve^eLf ca^Jiu-ed at the battle of Sabine Cross Roads, La., 
April 8, 1864; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

ELIHU SHAEER. Ppmberton Miss., 1863; captured 

Veteran; wounded at Fort P^.^^^^^^' ''^^pA^ 8, 1864; mus- 
at the battle of Sabme Cross Roads, La., Apui o, 
tered out September 4, 1865. 

JOHN STALLARD. ^^,,un-ed at the battle of Sabine 

l:r^JZ^Wti^Sa^.<^ out September 4. 

1865. 
STEPHEN SHEPPARD. 

WILLIAM SNYDAM. term of service expired. 

Mustered out December 1, 1864, teim oi bei i 



218 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

THEODORE W. STRINGHAM. 

Died at St. Charles, Ark., January 20, 1863. 

WALLACE TRUE. 

Discharged June 10, 1862, by order. 

WILBER TRUSLOW. 

Veteran; promoted corporal; mustered out September 4, 1865* 

GEORGE UPDERGRAFF. 

Died at Helena, Ark., September 23, 1862. 

HIRAM WHITTENBERGER. 

Discharged February 14, 1863, disability. 

JOHN B. AVHITTENBERGER. 

Appointed sergeant January 24, 1862; died at Memphis^ 
Tenn., October 7, 1862. 

LYMAN WHITE. 

Transferred to Sixteenth Ohio Battery April 20, 1863. 

TIMOTHY WILLIAMS. 

Died at Helena, Ark., October 16, 1862. 

FRANCIS WILKINSON. 

Discharged June 10, 1862, by order. 

WILLIAM WOODS. 

Veteran; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

RECRUITS. 

WILLIAM BINKLEY. 

Mustered February 2, 1865; mustered out September 5, 1865^ 

CELESTINE BRASANHAM. 

Mustered March 1, 1864; died at Lexington, Ky., February 4,. 

1865. 

JESSE BUZAN. 

Mustered in January 25, 1864; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

NATHAN CARR. 

Mustered in January 27, 1864; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

WILLIAM CHAMBERLAIN. 

Mustered in March 1, 1864; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

JOHN L. CLOUSE. 

Mustered in March 9, 1864; transferred to Veteran Reserve 
Corps; mustered out September 14, 1865. 

SAMUEL DRAKE. 

Discharged June 10, 1862, disability. 

DAVID HALLER. 

Mustered in October 28, 1862; discharged February 5, 1863,. 
disability. 



KOSTER OF COMPANY K. 21J> 

ROSCOE G. HUTCHENS. 

Mustered in October 28, 1862; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

WILLIAM H. HUNTER. 

Mustered in March 8, 1865; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

ISRAEL D. JOHNSON. 

Mustered in February 2, 1865; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

JEROME JOHNSON. 

Mustered in February 2, 1865; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

LEVI JOHNSON. 

Mustered in February 2, 1865; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

THOMAS McCLEARY. 

Mustered in February 2, 1865; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

THOMAS McCLEARY. 

Mustered in July 29, 1864; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

JOHN MILLER. 

Mustered in July 29, 1864; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

JACOB R. MILLER. 

Mustered in February 2, 1865; discharged May 16, 1865, disa- 
bility. 

SAMUEL MILLER. 

Mustered in February 2, 1862; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

ABRAHAM MONEYSMITH. 

Mustered in February 2, 1865; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

GEORGE K. MUMMERT. 

Mustered in March 14, 1864; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

WILLIAM ORAN. 

Mustered in March 11, 1864; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

FRANK M. RIED. 

Mustered in June 30, 1862; mustered out June 30, 1865. 

JOHN ROONEY. 

Mustered in February 2, 1865; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

NELSON G. SEPPY. 

Mustered in April 11, 1862; died at Memphis, Tenn., August 
31, 1862. 

ENOS O. STRINGHAM. 

Mustered in April 11, 1862; mustered out April 11, 1865. 

JOHN H. STAILEY. 

Mustered in February 2, 1865; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

WILLIAM E. SUTTON. 

Mustered in April 11, 1862; died at Fort Pillow, Tenn., May 
15, 1862. 



220 THE FORTY-SIXTH INDIANA. 

DAVID STUDABAKER. 

Mustered in March 1, 1864; mustered out June 6, 1865. 

RICHARD WAGONER. 

Mustered February 2, 1865; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

JOHN YOUNT. 

Mustered February 2, 1865; mustered out September 4, 1865. 

ELLIS LONG. 

Discharged April 16, 1862, disability. 

UNASSIGNED RECRUITS. 

JOHN ANDERSON. 

Mustered September 19, 1864. 

MILES W. BRAGG. 

Mustered August 5, 1864. 

ORSON A. CROFOOT. 

Mustered October 23, 1862. 

JOHN ELKINS. 

Mustered February 1, 1865. 

JOSEPH LAYTON. 

Mustered October 29, 1862. 

JULIUS PLANT. 

Mustered January 4, 1864. 

JOHN RYAN. 

Mustered November 15, 1864. 

ITHIA SHEPPARD. 

Mustered March 31, 1864. 



